Microbiological surveillance after automated reprocessing of gastrointestinal endoscopes in routine clinical practice: A prospective randomized microbiological surveillance study

Masayuki Kato, Hideki Hayashi, Nobuharu Hironaka, Masafumi Chiba, Takahiro Abe, Nana Shimamoto, Mamoru Ito, Masakuni Kobayashi, Kazuki Sumiyama

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0360048
Published: 2026-10-06
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0360048,
  title = {Microbiological surveillance after automated reprocessing of gastrointestinal endoscopes in routine clinical practice: A prospective randomized microbiological surveillance study},
  author = {Masayuki Kato and Hideki Hayashi and Nobuharu Hironaka and Masafumi Chiba and Takahiro Abe and Nana Shimamoto and Mamoru Ito and Masakuni Kobayashi and Kazuki Sumiyama},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0360048},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0360048}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Microbiological surveillance after automated reprocessing of gastrointestinal endoscopes in routine clinical practice: A prospective randomized microbiological surveillance study
AU  - Masayuki Kato
AU  - Hideki Hayashi
AU  - Nobuharu Hironaka
AU  - Masafumi Chiba
AU  - Takahiro Abe
AU  - Nana Shimamoto
AU  - Mamoru Ito
AU  - Masakuni Kobayashi
AU  - Kazuki Sumiyama
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS One
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0360048
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Kato, M., Hayashi, H., Hironaka, N., Chiba, M., Abe, T., Shimamoto, N., Ito, M., Kobayashi, M., & Sumiyama, K. (2026). Microbiological surveillance after automated reprocessing of gastrointestinal endoscopes in routine clinical practice: A prospective randomized microbiological surveillance study. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0360048

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