Duodenoscopes: These Medical Devices Are Inserted Into 500,000 Patients Each Year — but Are Tough to Sterilize

These Medical Devices Are Inserted Into 500,000 Patients Each Year — but Are Tough to Sterilize – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

Related: Prevention of multidrug-resistant infections from contaminated duodenoscopes: Position Statement of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (ESGENA) (free) AND An update on gastrointestinal endoscopy-associated infections and their contributing factors – Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials (free) AND Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Endoscopy: An Evolving Threat – American Journal of Infection Control (free) AND Hygiene: The Looming Achilles Heel in Endoscopy – Visceral Medicine (free) AND Superbugs on Duodenoscopes: the Challenge of Cleaning and Disinfection of Reusable Devices – Journal of Clinical Microbiology (free) AND Duodenoscope-Associated Infections: Update on an Emerging Problem – Digestive Diseases and Sciences (free)