Outbreak of ertapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae urinary tract infections due to a contaminated ureteroscope

Is biofilm accumulation on endoscope tubing a contributor to the failure of cleaning and decontamination?

Aniko Pajkos, Karen Vickery, Yvonne E. Cossart · Journal of Hospital Infection · 2004 · 195 citations

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Bacteriology +9

Multidrug-resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> outbreak after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

C. Auméran, Laurent Poincloux, Bertrand Souweine et al. · Endoscopy · 2010 · 180 citations

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

Characterization of Ertapenem-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae in a Taiwanese University Hospital

Fu-Chen Yang, Jing-Jou Yan, Kuei‐Hsiang Hung et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2011 · 84 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

An Outbreak of Bronchoscopy-Related Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections Due to Lack of Bronchoscope Leak Testing

Alan H. Ramsey, Tanya V. Oemig, Jeffrey P. Davis et al. · CHEST Journal · 2002 · 80 citations

Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +14

Bennett and Brachman’s Hospital Infections

Calvin M. Kunin · JAMA · 2008 · 73 citations

Medicine, Dermatology, Otolaryngology +6