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October 21, 2020

Faulty bronchoscope reprocessing raises risks of infection transmission

By: Judith M. Mathias, MA, RN
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Preventing infection transmission has been a chief concern of healthcare leaders and staff striving to protect their patients and themselves from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The virus poses an insidious threat that includes the possibility of bronchoscopy-associated transmission of COVID-19.

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