Adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence to validate decontamination of endoscopes

E. Gillespie; W. Sievert; M. Swan; C. Kaye; I. Edridge; R. L. Stuart

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2017.05.020

Adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence to validate decontamination of endoscopes

E. Gillespie, W. Sievert, M. Swan, C. Kaye, I. Edridge, R. L. Stuart

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Abstract

The reports of outbreaks involving carbapenemase-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) associated with gastrointestinal endoscopy prompted a review and study of a novel method of assessing cleaning. This study assessed adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence to demonstrate cleanliness prior to endoscopy. ATP testing was compared with microbiological monitoring for 127 endoscopes. Samples were taken after cleaning, reprocessing and storage, but immediately before the endoscopy procedure. We recommend implementing ATP testing prior to endoscopy procedures as an alternative to microbiological testing at periodic intervals. ATP testing provides a convenient assessment of endoscopy hygiene to demonstrate safety and quality assurance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	353-356
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume	97
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2017.05.020
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2017

Keywords

ATP
Carbapenemase-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Decontamination
Endoscope
Microbiological surveillance

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