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Endoscope rinse water scheme: recent reports

This external quality assessment scheme is for microbiology sector laboratories that monitor the microbial quality of water-used rinse endoscopes.

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From:
Public Health England
Published:
16 May 2014
Last updated:
8 May 2019
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  1. Added 'Endoscope rinse water scheme: report'.

  2. Added 'Endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW20 report'.

  3. Added 'Endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW19 report'.

  4. Added 'Endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW18 report'.

  5. Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW17 report.

  6. Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW16 report.

  7. Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW15 report.

  8. Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW14 report.

  9. Added distribution EW13 report.

  10. Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW12 report.

  11. Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW11 report.

  12. Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW10 report.

  13. Added endoscope rinse water scheme: distribution EW9 report.

  14. First published.

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Endoscope rinse water scheme: report

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Details

The examinations covered are:

  • colony count at 28°C to 32°C for 5 days
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • yeasts
  • moulds
  • Mycobacterium spp.

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