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Endoscope Reprocessing

• Home
• About Us
• Module 1. Disease Transmission & Control
• 1.1 Disease Transmission & Control
• 1.2 Standard & Additional Precautions
• 1.3a Microorganisms
• 1.3b Normal Flora
• 1.3c Infectious Agents
• 1.3d Bacteria
• 1.3e Viruses
• 1.3f Other
• 1.4 Review
• Module 2. Cleaning Disinfection & Sterilisation
• 2.1 Cleaning, Disinfection & Sterilisation
• 2.2 Impacting on Sterilisation & Disinfection
• 2.3 Cleaning
• 2.4 High-level Disinfectants & Chemical Sterilants
• 2.5 Review
• Module 3. Workplace Health & Safety
• 3.1 Workplace Health & Safety
• 3.2 Biological Hazards
• 3.3 Hazardous Substances
• 3.4 Personal Protective Equipment
• 3.5a Risk Assessment-Glutaraldehyde
• 3.5b Risk Assessment-Peracetic Acid
• 3.5c Risk Assessment-OPA
• 3.6 Review
• Module 4. Endoscope Structure & Function
• 4.1 Structure & Function
• 4.2 External Components
• 4.3 Internal Features
• 4.4 Review
• Module 5. Reprocessing
• 5.1 Reprocessing
• 5.2 Pre-cleaning
• 5.3 Leak Testing
• 5.4 Manual Cleaning & Rinsing
• 5.5 Manual High-level Disinfection
• 5.6 Final Drying
• 5.7 Reprocessing Accessories
• 5.8 Automated Reprocessors
• 5.9 Damaged Endoscopes
• 5.10 Review
• Module 6. Quality Assurance
• 6.1 Quality Assurance
• 6.2 Proof of Process
• 6.3 Templates
• 6.4 Microbiological Testing
• 6.5 Water Quality
• 6.6 Recall & Tracking
• 6.7 Review
• Final Review
• Glossary
• Abbreviations & Acronyms
• Bibliography
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1.3c Infectious Agents

The following sections will look at particular infectious agents that can contaminate endoscopes and potentially cause health care associated infections. The main agents that cause concern are bacteria, viruses and prions and they are listed in alphabetical order below.

Click on each name to go to the relevant section of this page.

Bacteria

• Clostridium difficile
• Helicobacter
• Legionella
• Multi-resistant organisms
• Mycobacterium
• Pseudomonas
• Salmonella
• Serratia
   

Viruses

• Enteroviruses
• Hepatitis B virus
• Hepatitis C virus
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)  

Others

• Prions

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