Outbreaks associated with duodenoscopes: New challenges and controversies

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 407-414

  Rubin, Zachary A ^a   Murthy, Rekha K ^b  

^a Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Infection Prevention ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

carbapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae; duodenoscopes; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; high level disinfection

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; ETHYLENE OXIDE; LIQUID CHEMICAL STERILANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CARBAPENEM RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; CARBAPENEM RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; CLEANING; DEVICE INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISINFECTION; DUODENOSCOPE; DUODENOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; REVIEW; ADVERSE DEVICE EFFECT; CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDS; TRANSMISSION; UNITED STATES;

CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISINFECTION; DUODENOSCOPES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EUROPE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STERILIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84975159129     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: 14736527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000290     Document Type: Review

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