Final rinse water quality for flexible endoscopy to minimize the risk of post-endoscopic infection. Report from Healthcare Infection Society Working Party
J Hosp Infect
.
2022 Jun:124:79-96.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.02.022.
Epub 2022 Mar 8.
Authors
J T Walker
1
,
A Bak
2
,
G Marsden
2
,
W Spencer
3
,
H Griffiths
4
,
G A Stanton
5
,
C Williams
6
,
L J White
7
,
E Ross
8
,
G Sjogren
9
,
C R Bradley
10
,
M Garvey
11
Affiliations
1
Central Sterilising Club, UK; Healthcare Infection Society, London, UK.
2
Healthcare Infection Society, London, UK.
3
Spencer Nickson Ltd, Frodsham, UK.
4
British Society of Gastroenterology, London, UK.
5
Retired Senior Decontamination Engineer, UK.
6
Healthcare Infection Society, London, UK; University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay, UK.
7
Healthcare Infection Society, London, UK; Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
8
Healthcare Infection Society, London, UK; Infection Prevention Society, Seafield, UK.
9
Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (retired), UK.
10
Healthcare Infection Society, London, UK; University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
11
Healthcare Infection Society, London, UK; University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK. Electronic address: consultations@his.org.uk.
PMID:
35276281
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhin.2022.02.022
No abstract available
Keywords:
Endoscopy rinse water; Guidelines; Monitoring; Waterborne micro-organisms.
MeSH terms
Delivery of Health Care
Endoscopes*
Endoscopy / adverse effects
Equipment Contamination
Humans
Water Quality*