Is ultraviolet light disinfection fit to be the future standard for the disinfection of flexible endoscopes without a working channel?

Yana Halmans David J WellensteinMichael RomijnSuzan CremersJannie J SmitJoost HopmanRobert P TakesGuido B van den Broek

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2023)

There is no difference in CFUs reduction on contaminated FEs without a working channel between UV-C light disinfection and the current gold standard, the EWD.

Keyphrases

drinking water
heavy metals
risk assessment
silver nanoparticles
aqueous solution