Single-Use vs. Reusable Duodenoscopes: How Infection Knowledge Gaps Are Driving Environmental Harm and What Can Be Done

By sjmartinez • March 6, 2024

Smith MW, Hernandez LV, Lee P, Martinello RA, Singh H, Sherman JD. Single-Use vs. Reusable Duodenoscopes: How Infection Knowledge Gaps Are Driving Environmental Harm and What Can Be Done. Gastroenterology. 2024 Mar 3:S0016-5085(24)00247-6. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.02.040. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38442783.

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