380329

Best practice in microbiological surveillance of endoscopes: Evaluation the efficacy of different sampling strategies for reprocessed endoscopes

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Last updated: 01 Feb 2025

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Infection prevention and control

Abstract

Background: Every year, more than 17.7 million endoscopic procedures take place. Although endoscopic procedures are generally low-risk, multidrug-resistant bacteria have been identified as a contributing factor to endoscope-associated infection(EAI). From here, the value of microbiological surveillance is gradually becoming a challenge to determine the best practice for endoscope surveillance. Methods: We aim to compare various guidelines for microbiological surveillance of endoscopes. Different types of endoscopes are sampled after undergoing high-level disinfection (HLD) by the conventional flushing sampling method (CFSM), flush-brush-flush sampling method (FBFSM), and rapid protein test. Different brush heads were used while sampling by the FBFSM. Results: There was a high significant difference between the two used methods, being the highest among FBFSM and the lowest among CFSM, with detection ranges (2–72 cfu) and (0–30 cfu), respectively, and the FBFSM were able to isolate more high concern bacteria than the CFSM. Additionally, a pull-through brush when added to the sampling process of FBFSM, improved the culture outcomes significantly. Conclusion: FBFSM was confirmed to be more sensitive than CFSM in bacterial detection and the usage of the pull-through brush in the case of FBFSM increased its sensitivity in the detection of microorganisms. Microbiological surveillance can't be replaced by rapid protein test.

DOI

10.21608/mid.2024.318103.2192

Keywords

Endoscope Surveillance, conventional method, Flush Brush Flush Method, rapid protein test

Authors

First Name

Nourhan

Last Name

Hussein

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Affiliation

Faculty of graduate studies and environmental research, Ain Shams university, Ain Shams University specialized hospital, Egypt

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nourhan.hussein@iesr.asu.edu.eg

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cairo

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0009-0007-3850-2347

First Name

Moustafa

Last Name

Ragab

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Department of community and environmental medicine, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Environmental Research, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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moustafaragab58@gmail.com

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First Name

Gehan

Last Name

Fahmy

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Department of clinical microbiology, Infection Control Consultant, Ain Shams University Specialized Hospital, Cairo, Egypt

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gehanfahmy56@gmail.com

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-

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First Name

Iman

Last Name

El-Kholy

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Consultant of Microbiology, Ain Shams University Specialized Hospital, Cairo, Egypt

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imanelkholy1975@gmail.com

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-

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Volume

6

Article Issue

1

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53078

Issue Date

2025-02-01

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2024-09-03

Publish Date

2025-02-01

Page Start

151

Page End

158

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2682-4132

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2682-4140

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1,157

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Microbes and Infectious Diseases

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Best practice in microbiological surveillance of endoscopes: Evaluation the efficacy of different sampling strategies for reprocessed endoscopes

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01 Feb 2025