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. 2023 Mar 17;11(3):E247–E257. doi: 10.1055/a-1991-1391

Table 3. Nature of the microorganisms recovered from endoscope channels. Frequency of occurrence of each microorganism in endoscope samples when a growth was observed (n = 16959).

Microorganisms %
Bacillus sp. 35
Coagulase-negative staphylococcus, Micrococcus sp. 35
Other Gram-negative rod ( Burkholderia sp., Stenotrophomonas , Sphinghomonas sp., Aeromonas sp., Brevundimonas sp. 18
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 13
Enterobacteriaceae ( Enterobacter sp., Escherichia coli , Klebsiella sp., Proteus sp., Serratia sp. 13
Fungi 11
Pseudomonas sp .  6
Neisseria sp .  3
Yeast ( Candida sp., Cryptococcus sp., Rhodotorula sp.)  3
Corynebacterium sp .  2
Other Gram-positif cocci ( Staphylococcus aureus , Streptococcus sp.)  1