MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1991 Oct 4;40(39):675-8.
Flexible fiber-optic endoscopes are widely used in the United States for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Between uses, endoscopes should be cleaned and disinfected either manually or by using automated machines. However, outbreaks have occurred among patients exposed to contaminated endoscopes or to inadequately disinfected bronchoscopes (1-4). This report summarizes one outbreak of nosocomially acquired infection (Wisconsin) and one of pseudoinfection (Missouri) linked to endoscopes contaminated during cleaning and disinfection by automated reprocessing machines.
柔性纤维光学内窥镜在美国被广泛用于诊断和治疗程序。在不同的使用之间，内窥镜应通过手动或使用自动化机器进行清洁和消毒。然而，接触受污染内窥镜或消毒不充分的支气管镜的患者中曾发生过感染暴发（1 - 4）。本报告总结了一起与自动再处理机器在清洁和消毒过程中污染的内窥镜相关的医院获得性感染暴发（威斯康星州）和一起假感染暴发（密苏里州）。
