Recurrent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus septicaemia and pacemaker-lead-associated endocarditis following diagnostic gastroscopy

Hygiene – Händehygiene – ein wenig beachtetes Thema in der Endoskopie

“…Von MRSA-Übertragungen via Endoskopie wird momentan eher hypothetisch berichtet [5,6]. Es scheint, dass standardisierte und validierte Aufbereitungsverfahren ein Höchstmaß an Sicherheit bieten, wenn Richtlinien strikt befolgt werden.…”

Hand hygiene - an underestimated issue in endoscopy?

“…The effect on endoscopy departments is difficult to isolate, as endoscopy units treat both inpatients and outpatients. The follow-up of outpatients is a challenge, but nevertheless endoscopy should also report into infection surveillance systems or critical incident reporting systems (CIRS) [1,7].…”

“…Infections by multiresistant bacteria have not been directly linked to endoscopic procedures. Only a few cases are documented in which MRSA transmission via endoscopy is hypothesized [7,8]. It seems that standardized and validated endoscope reprocessing procedures offer a maximum level of safety when guidelines are strictly followed.…”