Preliminary Study on Scanning Electron Microscopy as an Additional Mean to Assess the Effectiveness of Sterilization of Endoscopes Used in Digestive Tract Examination

Bercean (Vitan), Delia Eugenia; Carpa, Rahela; Prodan, Doina; Moldovan, Marioara; Borzan, Cristina

Delia Eugenia Bercean (Vitan), Rahela Carpa, Doina Prodan, Marioara Moldovan, Cristina Borzan

Preliminary Study on Scanning Electron Microscopy as an Additional Mean to Assess the Effectiveness of Sterilization of Endoscopes Used in Digestive Tract Examination

Abstract:

Microbiological analyses are performed to check the quality of reprocessing procedures and represent a regular instrument of quality control in gastrointestinal endoscopy. They help detecting and redressing the possible flaws of the reprocessing procedure, thus preventing the transmission of germs through endoscopy. In this paper the effectiveness of sterilization is characterized and compared by scanning electron microscopy and by classical microbiological analyses, for three types of medical devices, with two sterilization methods. The high level manual sterilization method is superior to the automatic reprocessing sterilization method. The sterilization time is important because after changing the immersion in disinfectant period, from 15 minutes to 20 minutes, no more microbial forms were detected, neither at microbiological examination nor at SEM analysis.

Keywords:
sterilization methods; endoscope; scanning electron microscopy; digestive endoscopy

Issue: 2020, Volume 71, Issue 2

Pages: 280-287

Publication date: 2020/3/3

https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.20.2.7927

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BERCEAN (VITAN), D.E., CARPA, R., PRODAN, D., MOLDOVAN, M., BORZAN, C., Preliminary Study on Scanning Electron Microscopy as an Additional Mean to Assess the Effectiveness of Sterilization of Endoscopes Used in Digestive Tract Examination, Rev. Chim., 71(2), 2020, 280-287.

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Bercean (Vitan) DE, Carpa R, Prodan D, Moldovan M, Borzan C. Preliminary Study on Scanning Electron Microscopy as an Additional Mean to Assess the Effectiveness of Sterilization of Endoscopes Used in Digestive Tract Examination. Rev. Chim.[internet]. 2020 Feb;71(2):280-287. Available from: https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.20.2.7927

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Bercean (Vitan), D.E., Carpa, R., Prodan, D., Moldovan, M. & Borzan, C. (2020). Preliminary Study on Scanning Electron Microscopy as an Additional Mean to Assess the Effectiveness of Sterilization of Endoscopes Used in Digestive Tract Examination. Revista de Chimie, 71(2), 280-287. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.20.2.7927

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Bercean (Vitan), D.E., Carpa, R., Prodan, D., Moldovan, M., Borzan, C. (2020). 'Preliminary Study on Scanning Electron Microscopy as an Additional Mean to Assess the Effectiveness of Sterilization of Endoscopes Used in Digestive Tract Examination', Revista de Chimie, 71(2), pp. 280-287. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.20.2.7927

IEEE
D.E. Bercean(Vitan), R. Carpa, D. Prodan, M. Moldovan, C. Borzan, "Preliminary Study on Scanning Electron Microscopy as an Additional Mean to Assess the Effectiveness of Sterilization of Endoscopes Used in Digestive Tract Examination". Revista de Chimie, vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 280-287, 2020. [online]. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.20.2.7927

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Delia Eugenia Bercean(Vitan), Rahela Carpa, Doina Prodan, Marioara Moldovan, Cristina Borzan,
Preliminary Study on Scanning Electron Microscopy as an Additional Mean to Assess the Effectiveness of Sterilization of Endoscopes Used in Digestive Tract Examination,
Revista de Chimie,
Volume 71, Issue 2,
2020,
Pages 280-287,
ISSN 2668-8212,
https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.20.2.7927.
(https://revistadechimie.ro/Articles.asp?ID=7927)
Keywords: sterilization methods; endoscope; scanning electron microscopy; digestive endoscopy

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TY - JOUR
T1 - Preliminary Study on Scanning Electron Microscopy as an Additional Mean to Assess the Effectiveness of Sterilization of Endoscopes Used in Digestive Tract Examination
A1 - Bercean (Vitan), Delia Eugenia
A2 - Carpa, Rahela
A3 - Prodan, Doina
A4 - Moldovan, Marioara
A5 - Borzan, Cristina
JF - Revista de Chimie
JO - Rev. Chim.
PB - Revista de Chimie SRL
SN - 2668-8212
Y1 - 2020
VL - 71
IS - 2
SP - 280
EP - 287
UR - https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.20.2.7927
KW - sterilization methods
KW - endoscope
KW - scanning electron microscopy
KW - digestive endoscopy
ER -

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@article{RevCh2020P280,
author = {Bercean (Vitan) Delia Eugenia and Carpa Rahela and Prodan Doina and Moldovan Marioara and Borzan Cristina},
title = {Preliminary Study on Scanning Electron Microscopy as an Additional Mean to Assess the Effectiveness of Sterilization of Endoscopes Used in Digestive Tract Examination},
journal = {Revista de Chimie},
volume = {71},
number = {2},
pages = {280-287},
year = {2020},
issn = {2668-8212},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.20.2.7927},
url = {https://revistadechimie.ro/Articles.asp?ID=7927}
}

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