These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.
24. Current GI endoscope disinfection and QA practices. Moses FM; Lee JS Dig Dis Sci; 2004; 49(11-12):1791-7. PubMed ID: 15628705 [TBL] [Abstract][Full Text] [Related]
25. Novel Algorithms for Reprocessing, Drying and Storing Endoscopes. Barakat MT; Banerjee S Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am; 2020 Oct; 30(4):677-691. PubMed ID: 32891225 [TBL] [Abstract][Full Text] [Related]
26. Prevention of multidrug-resistant infections from contaminated duodenoscopes: Position Statement of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (ESGENA). Beilenhoff U; Biering H; Blum R; Brljak J; Cimbro M; Dumonceau JM; Hassan C; Jung M; Neumann C; Pietsch M; Pineau L; Ponchon T; Rejchrt S; Rey JF; Schmidt V; Tillett J; van Hooft J Endoscopy; 2017 Nov; 49(11):1098-1106. PubMed ID: 29036747 [TBL] [Abstract][Full Text] [Related]
27. Evaluation of the Quality of Reprocessing of Gastrointestinal Endoscopes. Saviuc P; Picot-Guéraud R; Shum Cheong Sing J; Batailler P; Pelloux I; Brenier-Pinchart MP; Dobremez V; Mallaret MR Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 2015 Sep; 36(9):1017-23. PubMed ID: 26022365 [TBL] [Abstract][Full Text] [Related]
28. Modeling microbial survival in buildup biofilm for complex medical devices. Alfa MJ; Howie R BMC Infect Dis; 2009 May; 9():56. PubMed ID: 19426471 [TBL] [Abstract][Full Text] [Related]
29. A novel polytetrafluoroethylene-channel model, which simulates low levels of culturable bacteria in buildup biofilm after repeated endoscope reprocessing. Alfa MJ; Ribeiro MM; da Costa Luciano C; Franca R; Olson N; DeGagne P; Singh H Gastrointest Endosc; 2017 Sep; 86(3):442-451.e1. PubMed ID: 28551023 [TBL] [Abstract][Full Text] [Related]
30. Implementation of a systematic culturing program to monitor the efficacy of endoscope reprocessing: outcomes and costs. Ma GK; Pegues DA; Kochman ML; Alby K; Fishman NO; Saunders M; Grous C; Dempsey DT; Ginsberg GG Gastrointest Endosc; 2018 Jan; 87(1):104-109.e3. PubMed ID: 28499830 [TBL] [Abstract][Full Text] [Related]
31. Challenges in achieving effective high-level disinfection in endoscope reprocessing. Ofstead CL; Hopkins KM; Buro BL; Eiland JE; Wetzler HP Am J Infect Control; 2020 Mar; 48(3):309-315. PubMed ID: 31677925 [TBL] [Abstract][Full Text] [Related]
32. Optimizing duodenoscope reprocessing: rigorous assessment of a culture and quarantine protocol. Higa JT; Choe J; Tombs D; Gluck M; Ross AS Gastrointest Endosc; 2018 Aug; 88(2):223-229. PubMed ID: 29476846 [TBL] [Abstract][Full Text] [Related]
33. A review of Spaulding's classification system for effective cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of reusable medical devices: Viewed through a modern-day lens that will inform and enable future sustainability. Rowan NJ; Kremer T; McDonnell G Sci Total Environ; 2023 Jun; 878():162976. PubMed ID: 36963674 [TBL] [Abstract][Full Text] [Related]
34. Contaminated flexible endoscopes: Review of impact of channel sampling methods on culture results and recommendations for root-cause analysis. Alfa MJ; Singh H Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 2022 May; 43(5):623-638. PubMed ID: 33960917 [TBL] [Abstract][Full Text] [Related]
35. How effective are the alcohol flush and drying cycles of automated endoscope reprocessors? Stripped endoscope model. Yassin M; Clifford A; Dixon H; Donskey CJ Am J Infect Control; 2023 May; 51(5):527-532. PubMed ID: 36842713 [TBL] [Abstract][Full Text] [Related]
36. Efficacy of low-temperature plasma-activated gas disinfection against biofilm on contaminated GI endoscope channels. Bhatt S; Mehta P; Chen C; Schneider CL; White LN; Chen HL; Kong MG Gastrointest Endosc; 2019 Jan; 89(1):105-114. PubMed ID: 30120959 [TBL] [Abstract][Full Text] [Related]
37. Newer technologies for endoscope disinfection: electrolyzed acid water and disposable-component endoscope systems. Nelson D Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am; 2000 Apr; 10(2):319-28. PubMed ID: 10683217 [TBL] [Abstract][Full Text] [Related]
38. A review of reprocessing techniques of flexible nasopharyngoscopes. Collins WO Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg; 2009 Sep; 141(3):307-10. PubMed ID: 19716004 [TBL] [Abstract][Full Text] [Related]