Transmission of multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa between two flexible ureteroscopes and an outbreak of urinary tract infection: the fragility of endoscope decontamination

ConclusionsThe adequacy of flexible endoscope decontamination depends on numerous steps. With the increasing global incidence of multi-drug resistant organisms, stringent monitoring of the flexible endoscopy process by users and decontamination units is essential.
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research