Rate and impact of duodenoscope contamination: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: Multiple infection outbreaks have been linked to contaminated duodenoscopes worldwide. However, the contamination rate of patient-ready duodenoscopes varies highly amongst published studies testing this subject. We aimed to estimate the contamination rate of reprocessed patient-ready duo...
Main Authors: | Sara Larsen, Rasmus Vinther Russell, Lotte Klinten Ockert, Stephen Spanos, Helena Strømstad Travis, Lars Holger Ehlers, Anders Mærkedahl |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-08-01
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Series: | EClinicalMedicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537020301954 |
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