Abstract
Dr Douglas Nelson is a staff physician in the department of gastroenterology at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center (Minnesota, USA) and a Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota (USA). He has written numerous articles on the subject of infection control during gastrointestinal endoscopy, and was the lead author of the "Multi-society guideline for reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes" (1).
Highlights
Dr Douglas Nelson is a staff physician in the department of gastroenterology at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center characteristics, there is no evidence that (Minnesota, USA) and a Professor of Medicine at the any particular liquid chemical germicides (LCGs) provides a superior outcome for the University of Minnesota (USA)
One LCG manufacturer has implied gastrointestinal endoscopy, and was the lead that their products may be more effective against author of the “Multi-society guideline for reproantibiotic-resistant bacteria, there are no pubcessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes” [1]
In Dr Douglas Nelson is a staff physi- destroyed by currently used LCGs
Summary
In Dr Douglas Nelson is a staff physi- destroyed by currently used LCGs. In each of these cases, a breach in currently cian in the department of gastroen- fact, the SARS virus is completely eradicated accepted endoscope reprocessing protocols has terology at the Minneapolis VA by even low-level disinfection (much less been identified, suggesting that when current Medical Center (Minnesota, USA) potent chemicals than those used for endoguidelines are adhered to, the risk of transmission of infection is virtually eliminated. High-level disinfection between uses, which results in the DN: While it is possible that some infections may not be destruction of all mycobacteria, vegetative bacteria, viruses, recognized and go unreported, there is no evidence that this fungal spores and some (but not all) bacterial spores
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