title: Gastrointestinal endoscopes: a need to shift from disinfection to sterilization?
authors.affiliation: Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Health Care, Chapel Hill2Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Rutala
authors.affiliation: Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Health Care, Chapel Hill2Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D015780:Carbapenems / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D020698:Duodenoscopes / Q000382:microbiology*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D004926:Escherichia coli; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D015780:Carbapenems