The MAJ-855 Water Tube:

1. How to reprocess ... the Olympus MAJ-855 water tube.

Cystoscopes:

1. Cystoscopes
2. Cystoscopes, Ureteroscopes
3. Cystoscopes

Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes: 

1. Gastrointestinal endoscopes (SGNA's step-by-step protocol)
2. Gastrointestinal endoscopes ("Multi-Society" guideline)
3. Dr. Muscarella's suggestions, recommendations
4. Dr. Muscarella's views on using gastroscopes for sigmoidoscopy
5. Flexible endoscopes: Care and maintenance (NHS)
6. Gastrointestinal endoscopes (ESGE's general guidelines)
7. Duodenoscopes
8. Flexible endoscopes (Olympus article)
9. Delayed reprocessing and difficlut-to-clean Olympus flexible endoscopes
10. GI endoscopes to be returned to their manufacturer for repair, service.  

Rigid, Flexible laryngoscopes:

1.        A reprocessing protocol for rigid laryngoscopes (CA Depart. of Health Services)

2.        Are Quaternary ammonium compounds adequate?

3.        Flexible laryngoscopes - step-be-step instructions (A Q-Net article)

4.        Rigid laryngoscopes - step-by-step instructions

5.        McGrath rigid laryngoscope

6.        Blade and handle of a rigid laryngoscope (Welch-Allyn)

7.        Flexible laryngoscopes - General instructions

8.        Prevention of disease transmission during flexible laryngoscopy (AJIC)

Bronchoscopes:

1. Bronchoscopes (Daniel A. Culver, Steven M. Gordon and Atul C. Mehta, 2003) 
2. Bronchoscopes (A Q-Net article)
3. Bronchoscopes (American College of Chest Physicians and American Association for Bronchology) 

Ultrasound Transducers:

1.        Reusable ultrasound transducer assemblies used for biopsy procedures, I (FDA)

2.        Reusable ultrasound transducer assemblies used for biopsy procedures, II (VA)

3.        (FYI, a MMWR from the CDC: Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Associated with Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsies --- Georgia, 2005)

4.        Endocavity ultrasound transducers (sheathed): AIUM Statement

5.        Endocavity ultrasound transducers: Alberta's College of Physicians and Surgeons

6.        Diagnostic Ultrasound systems (see Appendix B)

7.        Transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) probes (1)

8.        Transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) probes (2)

9.        Cleaning and disinfecting Philips TEE Transducers

Sheathed endoscopes:

1.        Department of Health, Western Australia (Page 17-3, Part 3)

2.        Muscarella LF. Recommendation I.A. (Page 506)

3.        Endocavity ultrasound transducers (sheathed): AIUM Statement

Vaginal probes:

1.        Vaginal probes, sheathed instruments

2.        Guidelines For Disinfection Of Intracavitary Transducers

Rigid endoscopes:

1.        Rigid endoscopes

2.        Care, Maintenance, and Sterilization of Zimmer Orthopaedic
Manual Instruments

3.        Care of endoscopic instrumentation

Biopsy forceps, accessories:

1.        Biopsy forceps (A Q-Net article)

2.        Biopsy forceps (ESGE's general guidelines)

3.        Endoscopic accessories 

Dental instruments:

1.        How to clean, disinfect, and sterilize a dental operatory

2.        Sterilization and disinfection of dental instruments

3.        Reprocessing instructions for dental hand instruments

4.        Infection control practices in the dental laboratory

5.        Recommended Infection-Control Practices for Dentistry, 1993

Floors, Infectious waste, Environmental surfaces:

1.        Decontamination of infectious waste, floors

2.        CDC Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities

Office instruments

1.        College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta

Guidelines for processing instruments (STERRAD 100S):

1.        Guidelines for processing instruments (Sterrad 100S)

Reusable supplies, equipment (CDC):

1.        Disinfection of resuable supplies and equipment (CDC)

Incubators:

1.        Drager Caleo Neonatal Incubator Operating Instructions

Stethoscopes:

1.        Cleaning stethoscopes  

Anesthesia equipment:

1. Infection Control Procedures for Anesthesia Equipment
2. General Principles of Infection Control for Anesthesia Systems
3. A guide to the decontamination of reusable surgical instruments (2003)
4. Recommendations for the care and handling of Encore ALFA surgical instruments and instrument cases.