From the Experts

APRIL 20, 2021

Improving Duodenoscope-Related Infection Control Requires a Multipronged Approach

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Vivek Kaul, MD, FASGE, FACG, AGAF
Segal-Watson Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York
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Seth A. Gross, MD, FACG, FASGE, AGAF
Professor of Medicine
Clinical Chief
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York

Drug-resistant infections associated with duodenoscopes can occur during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), despite current reprocessing protocols. Advanced