Discussions in Infection Control

An independent site by Lawrence F Muscarella PhD -- a national authority on the causes and prevention of healthcare-associated infections and related errors.

Month: April 2013

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Root Cause Analysis of an Endoscope-Reprocessing Breach

Apr 30, 2013 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

Initial remarks: This blog, which was written by Lawrence F. Muscarella, Ph.D. and is divided into 2 parts, discusses: a confirmed…

Automated Endoscope Reprocessors Auxiliary Water Channel Bedside Cleaning Biofilms Cleaning Agents Colonoscopes Creutzfeltd-Jakob Disease Delayed Reprocessing Disease Transmission Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) Food and Drug Administration Gastrointestinal Endoscopy GI Endoscopes Glutaraldehyde High-Level Disinfection Infection Prevention Instrument Reprocessing MAJ-855 Water Tube ortho-phthalaldehyde Peracetic Acid Prolonged Immersion Semicritical Devices Sterilization

Transmission of Infection during Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Apr 15, 2013 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

This post provides the abstract of a peer-reviewed article, co-authored by Dr. Nelson and Dr. Muscarella, entitled: “Current issues in…

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