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Lurking Threat of Endowasher Contamination – A Cause for Post-endoscopic Infections

Issue:

Vol 1, Issue 3 (2014)

DOI:

10.7727/wimjopen.2014.075

Pages:

103–6

Synopsis:

Endowashers can be a potential source of infection in post-endoscopic procedures. Routine checking of the water samples for quality control of endowashers should be done to monitor the spread of nosocomial infections by potentially resistant bacteria.

ABSTRACT

Aim: Endowashers are the main source of infection in endoscopy. Therefore, we undertook this study to evaluate endowashers as a source of infection after endoscopic procedures.

Received:

March 18, 2014

Accepted:

August 11, 2014

Published:

November 6, 2014

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