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lematou22on Aug 01, 2016 12:24pm
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Dirty Endoscopes
Dirty EndoscopesIn case some might have missed some recent news
https://www.lfm-hcs.com/2016/07/study-at-least-40-percent-of-disinfected-endoscopes-possibly-colonoscopes-remained-contaminated-emails-reveal/
And a report flagged earlier by echo2
https://www.ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-6553(16)00055-9/fulltext
The conclusion is inescapable. After having gone through the current disinfection procedures, the endoscopes are left dirty. Sure the leftovers are often simple and innocuous gut flora. Yet what if the previous patient has been carrying a superbug?