MDA (UK Medical Devices Agency) guidance on endoscope decontamination:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The UK Medical Devices Agency (MDA) has revised its guidance on the decontamination of endoscopes. Particular areas of concern addressed by the agency's latest device bulletin, published yesterday, are: the types of agent that present an infection risk; guidance on reprocessing various types of endoscope; and guidance on the use of disinfectants. "Where practicable, single use devices should be used," says the guidance. It also highlights the uncertainties associated with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and the impact of this on the management of expensive invasive devices. The MDA's previous guidance on the issue was published in November 1996.