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Hygiene in an endoscopy section is mainly directed at disinfection, sterilization, and control of nosocomial infections [2,5,6]. The cleaning of our instruments is based on the principles of disinfection (Table 1) and sterilization (Table 2) [3]. All fiberendoscopic instruments first undergo preliminary disinfection and are then cleaned, disinfected, or sterilized (Table 3).
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Hohner, R., Romfeld, C. (1980). Cleaning and Maintenance of Endoscopic Instruments. In: Frühmorgen, P., Classen, M. (eds) Endoscopy and Biopsy in Gastroenterology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67429-7_2
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