Publication Name	World Journal of Experimental Medicine
Manuscript ID	13082
Country	Taiwan

Received	2014-08-05 08:41
Peer-Review Started	2014-08-06 15:56
To Make the First Decision	2014-09-16 10:57
Return for Revision	2014-09-18 16:17
Revised	2014-09-19 08:21
Second Decision	2014-11-12 14:12
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-11-19 10:47
Articles in Press	2014-11-19 10:47
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-01-19 14:00
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-01-20 21:05

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	High-level disinfection of gastrointestinal endoscope reprocessing
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	King-Wah Chiu, Lung-Sheng Lu and Shue-Shian Chiou
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number The gastrointestinal endoscopy unit of Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
Corresponding Author	King-Wah Chiu, MD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan. kwchu@adm.cgmh.org.tw
Key Words	Key words: Automated endoscope reprocessor; Bacterial culture; Gastrointestinal endoscopy; High-level disinfection; Liquid chemical germicide
Core Tip	High-level decontamination processes to ensure iatrogenic infection prevention in the delivery of high-quality gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy services are essential. There are three important steps that must be highlighted: manual washing, automated endoscope washer reprocessing and adequate drying/storage after rinsing. Our experimental data demonstrated that surveillance culture monitoring that can detect unsuccessful decontamination provides a much greater assurance of quality control for high level disinfection. This monitoring should be taken into account in order to ensure safety when a patient receives GI endoscope service. Randomized surveillance culture monitoring of the reprocessing process in each month is important for quality control and in ensuring patients’ safety.
Publish Date	2015-01-20 21:05
Citation	Chiu KW, Lu LS, Chiou SS. High-level disinfection of gastroin-testinal endoscope reprocessing. World J Exp Med 2015; 5(1): 33-39
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2220-315X/full/v5/i1/33.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5493/wjem.v5.i1.33

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