title: Commentary on the 2016 Multi-Society Task Force Endoscope Reprocessing Guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hutfless
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Anthony N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Kalloo
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D032921:Consensus; D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D019723:Endoscopes / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000072102:Gastroenterologists / Q000592:standards; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000592:standards*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards; D012307:Risk Factors; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000592:standards*