The Identification of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Contamination in Ultrasound Endoscopes and Reproduction of Decontamination Failure by Deliberate Soiling Tests | Zendy

Jos A. Stigt | Zendy; M. J. H. M. Wolfhagen | Zendy; Patricia Smulders | Zendy; Vera Lammers | Zendy

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The Identification of <b><i>Stenotrophomonas maltophilia</i></b> Contamination in Ultrasound Endoscopes and Reproduction of Decontamination Failure by Deliberate Soiling Tests

Author(s) -

Jos A. Stigt,

M. J. H. M. Wolfhagen,

Patricia Smulders,

Vera Lammers

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

respiration

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1423-0356

pISSN - 0025-7931

DOI - 10.1159/000381725

Subject(s) - medicine , stenotrophomonas maltophilia , contamination , human decontamination , peracetic acid , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , pseudomonas aeruginosa , pathology , chemistry , bacteria , biology , ecology , genetics , organic chemistry , hydrogen peroxide

An outbreak of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia was observed in the cultures of bronchial aspirations. After systematic culturing of the scopes and reprocessing the equipment, it turned out to be a pseudo-outbreak caused by a failure of the disinfector to sterilize ultrasound scopes, subsequently resulting in cross infection of the bronchoscopes via the connecting tubes in the dryer.

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