Implementation and assessment of a postreprocessing endoscope surveillance program at the University of Kentucky, 2019-2024

Authors

• Court Desmond, University of Kentucky College of MedicineFollow
• Faith Fursman, University of KentuckyFollow
• Derek Forster, University of KentuckyFollow
• Julie A. Ribes, University of KentuckyFollow
• Sandra L. Mills, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
• Kimberly Blanton, University of KentuckyFollow
• Kevin Hatton, University of KentuckyFollow
• Rachel Howard, University of Kentucky
• David Olafsson, University of Kentucky
• Sean McTigue, University of Kentucky
• Nicholas Van Sickels, University of Kentucky
• Sherese Hinton, University of Kentucky
• Deborah R. Flomenhoft, University of KentuckyFollow
• Takaaki Kobayashi, University of Kentucky

Abstract

We evaluated an endoscope surveillance culture program at a tertiary academic center from 2019-2024. Postreprocessing culture positivity was highest for esophagogastroduodenoscopy (25.9%). Carbapenem-resistant organism matches between endoscope and patient isolates occurred in 5% of positive cultures.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1-2026

Notes/Citation Information

Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s), 2026.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1017/ice.2026.10449

Archival?

Archival

Repository Citation

Desmond, Court; Fursman, Faith; Forster, Derek; Ribes, Julie A.; Mills, Sandra L.; Blanton, Kimberly; Hatton, Kevin; Howard, Rachel; Olafsson, David; McTigue, Sean; Van Sickels, Nicholas; Hinton, Sherese; Flomenhoft, Deborah R.; and Kobayashi, Takaaki, "Implementation and assessment of a postreprocessing endoscope surveillance program at the University of Kentucky, 2019-2024" (2026). Surgery Faculty Publications. 58.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/surgery_facpub/58