What is it about?
This is a model to simulate real life bronchoscope use and disinfection or sterilization
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Why is it important?
This model demonstrated the danger of delayed processing in persistence of micro-organisms on the endoscope. Also, this model gives useful insight on the flushing as a very important part of culture. Lastly, sterilization does not work if the organisms are not adequately mechanically removed.
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This page is a summary of: Disposable Bronchoscope Model for Simulating Endoscopic Reprocessing and Surveillance Cultures, Infection Control, November 2016, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.264.
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