Aldehyde-resistant mycobacteria bacteria associated with the use of endoscope reprocessing systems

• Published in: American journal of infection control Vol. 40; no. 9; pp. 880 - 882
• Main Authors: Fisher, Christopher W., PhD, Fiorello, Anthony, MS, Shaffer, Diana, BA, Jackson, Mary, PhD, McDonnell, Gerald E., PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.11.2012; Elsevier; Mosby-Year Book, Inc
• Subjects: Aldehydes - pharmacology; Antibiotics; Bacteria; Biological and medical sciences; Disease control; Disinfectants - pharmacology; Disinfection; Disinfection & disinfectants; Drug resistance; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Epidemiology. Vaccinations; Equipment and Supplies - microbiology; General aspects; Glutaraldehyde; Humans; Infection Control; Infectious Disease; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Mycobacterium - drug effects; Mycobacterium - isolation & purification; Nosocomial infections; Ortho-phthaldehyde; Resistance; United States; United States; United States > US; Resistance; Disinfection; Ortho-phthaldehyde; Glutaraldehyde; Mycobacterium; Check; Endoscope; Prevention; Infection; Mycobacteriales; Mycobacteriaceae; Bacteria; Actinomycetes

Bacteria can develop resistance to antibiotics, but little is known about their ability to increase resistance to chemical disinfectants. This study randomly sampled 3 automated endoscope reprocessors in the United States using aldehydes for endoscope disinfection. Bacterial contamination was found...