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Dr. Muscarella’s Review of the New Multisociety Guidance for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities

November 11, 2025 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

Due to the risk of bacterial infections (and potential legal exposure), this article's review of the 2025 multisociety guideline therefore recommends caution whenever considering IUSS, particularly for surgical implants --…

Intermediate-Level Disinfection Semicritical Devices Spaulding's Device Classification

Is A Less Robust Level of Disinfection Safe for Some ‘Semi-Critical’ Devices?

July 6, 2021 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

Some guidelines may recommend that some semi-critical devices, under certain conditions, may undergo a process called intermediate-level disinfection. This advice was investigated for clarification because FDA guidelines recommend high-level disinfection…

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New Guidance for Hospitals Considering the Sterilization of Flexible Endoscopes A newly developed 3-tiered classification scheme based on the risk of multidrug-resistant infections is discussed.

May 30, 2019 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

May 30, 2019 — New guidance designed to help medical facilities considering replacing high-level disinfection with sterilization of flexible endoscopes, including duodenoscopes, has just been published. This guidance is based…

Dr. Muscarella’s Review of the New Multisociety Guidance for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities

Is A Less Robust Level of Disinfection Safe for Some ‘Semi-Critical’ Devices?

New Guidance for Hospitals Considering the Sterilization of Flexible Endoscopes A newly developed 3-tiered classification scheme based on the risk of multidrug-resistant infections is discussed.

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Dr. Muscarella’s Review of the New Multisociety Guidance for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities

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Endoscopy Patients at Vanderbilt Potentially Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis, County Officials Have Confirmed

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Dr. Muscarella’s Review of the New Multisociety Guidance for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities

Is A Less Robust Level of Disinfection Safe for Some ‘Semi-Critical’ Devices?

New Guidance for Hospitals Considering the Sterilization of Flexible Endoscopes A newly developed 3-tiered classification scheme based on the risk of multidrug-resistant infections is discussed.

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Dr. Muscarella’s Review of the New Multisociety Guidance for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities

A Proposal to Include ‘Endoscope-Associated Infections’ as a Reportable Medicare Measure to Promote Patient Safety

Hundreds of Thousands of Device Reports Were Submitted Late to FDA, a New Study Has Found, Raising Safety Questions

Endoscopy Patients at Vanderbilt Potentially Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis, County Officials Have Confirmed