High prevalence rate of digestive tract bacteria in duodenoscopes: a nationwide study.
Arjan W RauwersAnne F Voor In 't HoltJolanda G BuijsWoutrinus de GrootBettina E HansenMarco J BrunoMargreet C VosPublished in: Gut (2018)
In 39% of all Dutch ERCP centres, at least one AM20-contaminated patient-ready duodenoscope was identified. Fifteen per cent of the duodenoscopes harboured MGO, indicating residual organic material of previous patients, that is, failing of disinfection. These results suggest that the present reprocessing and process control procedures are not adequate and safe.