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Respiratory care, 2020 BACKGROUND: Single-use flexible bronchoscopes have gained popularity in recent years for various advantages over the traditional reusable bronchoscope.
Lihua Liu +5 more
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Efficacy of chlorin dioxide wipes in disinfecting airway devices contaminated with Covid-19
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 BackgroundReprocessing and disinfecting endoscopes is a routine practice in otolaryngology. An effective, safe, and rapid disinfection technique is essential during the COVID-19 pandemicObjectiveTo validate the efficacy of chlorine dioxide wipes in ...
Hussain Albaharna +5 more
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Assessment on experimental bacterial biofilms and in clinical practice of the efficacy of sampling solutions for microbiological testing of endoscopes [PDF]
, 2012 International audienceOpinions differ on the value of microbiological testing of endoscopes, which varies according to the technique used. We compared the efficacy on bacterial biofilms of sampling solutions used for the surveillance of the contamination
Aumeran, Claire +5 more
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Potential impact of contaminated bronchoscopes on novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients
Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2020 To the Editor — During the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, critically ill patients may require therapeutic bronchos-copy or sample collection via bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), which involves using a bronchoscope to flush lungs with saline ...
C. Ofstead +3 more
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Molecular Longitudinal Tracking of Mycobacterium abscessus spp. during Chronic Infection of the Human Lung [PDF]
, 2013 The Mycobacterium abscessus complex is an emerging cause of chronic pulmonary infection in patients with underlying lung disease. The M. abscessus complex is regarded as an environmental pathogen but its molecular adaptation to the human lung during long-
A. Louise Seagar +48 more
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Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology, 2020 choscopes before bronchoscopy which should reduce the risk of contamination also. In Italy, ~20% of responding health care workers were infected and in the United States at least 11% of COVID-19 cases are in health care workers.5,6 A scenario may ...
S. Barron, M. Kennedy
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Rethinking Sterilization Practices: Evidence for Event‐Related Outdating [PDF]
, 2003 A prospective study was conducted during a 2‐year period to evaluate the effectiveness of event‐related outdating. Hospitalprepared sterilized items (n = 152) were shelved in wards and every 3 months, several articles were retrieved and microbiologically
Burridge, Christine +4 more
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An Unusual Bronchoscopic Finding [PDF]
Respiration, 2010 anatomic evaluation with CT scan showed the anterior, apico-posterior and posterior segments, and two lingular subsegments arising directly from the LUL bronchus ( fig. 2 ). The patient had no other congenital anomalies. Cough resolved with treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Ninotchka L, Sigua +2 more
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Cost analysis of single vs. reusable flexible optical bronchoscopes
Anaesthesia, 2020 I read with interest the article by Mouritsen et al. [1] on the relative costs of single vs. reusable flexible bronchoscopes used for anaesthesia practice.
T. Cook
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Evaluation of a new developed disposable and portable bronchoscopy system
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022 Background Bronchoscopy is critical in the treatment of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and its use is associated with the challenges of stringent sterilization and virus transmission risk.
Zhixin Liang +12 more
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