San Antonio—Liquid chemical sterilization and double high-level disinfection are roughly equivalent for reprocessing duodenoscopes, leading to low but not nonexistent rates of positive cultures, new research shows.
The randomized trial, presented at the 2019 annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology (abstract 10), provides important head-to-head evidence that these two approaches are comparable for reducing infection risk, said Mark Gromski, MD, an assistant professor of