The battle against infectious agents

摘要

In this special review edition it is interesting to look back at issues that hit the headlines in 2015 and at the resulting technological and legislative changes. Among the contamination issues, the poor cleaning of duodensocopes used in surgery hit US headlines when it was linked to cases of transmitted infections. It led to new guidance on the cleaning process and a review of device design, disinfection and adverse effects reporting. In August, the FDA issued Warning Letters to three duodenoscope manufacturers citing violations found during inspections and in October ordered the manufacturers to develop postmarket surveillance studies of how the devices are reprocessed in real world clinical settings.