Following the manufacturer-recommended process for disinfection of scopes resulted in successful removal of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, negating the need for routine scope culturing, according to a preliminary review that analyzed one type of scope.
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (ALGH) was one of many healthcare organizations worldwide that reported an outbreak of multidrug-resistant infections linked to duodenoscopes used in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography