Additional measures for bedside endoscope cleaning to prevent contaminated splash during COVID-19 pandemic

Endoscopy. 2020 Aug;52(8):706-707. doi: 10.1055/a-1173-8666. Epub 2020 Jul 28.

Authors

Rungsun Rerknimitr^{1

2}, Roy Soetikno³, Thawee Ratanachu-Ek⁴, Kasenee Tiankanon^{1

2}, Pradermchai Kongkam^{1

2}, Wiriyaporn Ridtitid^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
² Center of Excellence for Innovation and Endoscopy in Gastrointestinal Oncology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
³ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections*
Endoscopes*
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Humans
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral*
SARS-CoV-2