Endoscopy, Inhaltsverzeichnis Endoscopy 1983; 15(6): 350-352DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1021553 © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkDisinfection of Gastrointestinal Fibrescopes - Evaluation of the Disinfectants Dettox® and Gigasept® H.J. O'Connor, C.S. Steele, J. Price, C. Lincoln* , A.T.R. Axon Gastroenterology Unit, General Infirmary at Leeds, School of Medicine, Leeds *Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Leeds Artikel empfehlen Abstract als PDF herunterladen Artikel einzeln kaufen Summary The disinfectant solutions Dettox® (based on a quaternary ammonium compound) and Gigasept® (based on succine dialdehyde) were evaluated during disinfection procedures with a new disinfecting apparatus for gastrointestinal fibrescopes. Thorough disinfection was achieved after 2 minutes using Dettox 8 % or Gigasept 10 %; persistent fibrescope contamination with Gram-negative organisms was found after disinfection with Dettox 4 % or Gigasept 5 %. No adverse effects in endoscopy staff or damage to fibrescopes were seen. Adequate disinfection of endoscopic equipment prevents endoscopy-related infection and can be readily achieved by trained endoscopy staff using rapidly bactericidal disinfectants. Key words: Disinfection of fibrescopes - New disinfecting apparatus - Evaluation of disinfectants PDF (694 kb)