Duodenoscopes With Disposable Elevator Caps-An Incremental Reduction in Infection Risk for Patients

JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Mar 1;183(3):200-202. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.6393.

Authors

Melinda Wang¹, Graham M Snyder^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
² Department of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

PMID: 36689242
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.6393

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MeSH terms

Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
Cross Infection* / prevention & control
Duodenoscopes / adverse effects
Elevators and Escalators
Equipment Contamination / prevention & control
Humans
Infections*