Outbreaks of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections associated with duodenoscopes: What can we do to prevent infections?

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2016, Pages e47-e51

  Rutala, William A ^a,b,c   Weber, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

disinfection; duodenoscopes; Endoscopes; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; outbreaks; sterilization

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; ETHYLENE OXIDE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CARBAPENEM RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; DEVICE MAINTENANCE; DEVICE SAFETY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DUODENOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PATHOGEN LOAD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECTS; DUODENOSCOPY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PROCEDURES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; CARBAPENEMS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DUODENOSCOPES; DUODENOSCOPY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84971624285     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.10.037     Document Type: Article

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