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Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volume 95, Issue 6, June 2022, Pages 1048-1059.e2
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Guidance for practice
GI endoscope reprocessing: a comparative review of organizational guidelines and guide for endoscopy units and regulatory agencies

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Abbreviations:

AAMI
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
AER
automated endoscope reprocessor
AORN
Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses
APIC
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ESGE
European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
FDA
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
HICPAC
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
HLD
high-level disinfection
IFU
instructions for use
MEC
minimum effective concentration

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