Guidance
Endoscope rinse water scheme: sample schedule
Updated 10 March 2022
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Endoscope rinse water scheme
Water microbiology examinations
Sample schedule for 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023
| Distribution number | Sample numbers | Dispatch date | Date results due by | Examinations and enumerations required (up to 3 sets of results can be reported*) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EW30 | EW30A EW30B | 4 Apr 2022 | 29 Apr 2022 | Total viable counts (28ºC to 32ºC for 5 days) Pseudomonas aeruginosa Selected distribution: Yeasts/moulds (EW32) |
| EW31 | EW31A EW31B | 1 Aug 2022 | 26 Aug 2022 | Total viable counts (28ºC to 32ºC for 5 days) Pseudomonas aeruginosa Selected distribution: Yeasts/moulds (EW32) |
| EW32 | EW32A EW32B | 9 Jan 2023 | 3 Feb 2023 | Total viable counts (28ºC to 32ºC for 5 days) Pseudomonas aeruginosa Selected distribution: Yeasts/moulds (EW32) |
*All counts are per 100mL