Sa1054 NATIONWIDE PREVALENCE OF BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION OF DUODENOSCOPES AND LINEAR ECHOENDOSCOPES IS PERSISTENTLY HIGH IN THE NETHERLANDS: THE PROCESS 2 STUDY

Recent studies describe multiple outbreaks of multi-drug resistant organisms caused by contaminated duodenoscopes, used for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures. Contamination of duodenoscopes is attributed to their complex design. Linear echoendoscopes (LEs), used for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) procedures, have a similar design. Previously, we found that contamination of duodenoscopes was widespread in the Netherlands. It is unclear if the increased awareness of contamination and associated outbreaks has improved reprocessing outcomes of duodenoscopes and linear echoendoscopes (DLEs).
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Saturday abstract Source Type: research