WGO Practice Guideline - Endoscope Disinfection
Title: Endoscope Disinfection
Key Messages
Cleaning is the critical step in endoscope reprocessing
Compliance with endoscope disinfection guidelines is the key factor determining endoscopy safety.
While local circumstances, training and resources may vary, high standards of disinfection must always be maintained.
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Review team
- Professor J F Rey (co-chairman), France
- Professor D Bjorkman (co-chairman), USA
- Mrs D Duforest-Rey, France
- Professor A Axon, United Kingdom
- Professor R Saenz, Chile
- Professor M. Fried, Switzerland
- Professor T Mine, Japan
- Professor K Ogoshi, Japan
- Dr J.H. Krabshuis, France
