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. 2022 Jun 10;10(6):E840–E853. doi: 10.1055/a-1795-8883

Table 2. Characteristics of studies that included samples from colonoscopes and gastroscopes.

First author, year Country Endoscopes type(s) Positive cultures, n Sample size, N
Saliou, 2016 32 France Gastroscopes  86 274
Colonoscopes  74 190
Alfa, 2012 36 Canada Gastroscopes   3  29
Colonoscopes  13  69
Ji, 2018 37 China Gastroscopes  36  72
Colonoscopes  68 112
Chiu, 2012 40 Taiwan Gastroscopes  32 300
Colonoscopes  25 120
Valeriani, 2018 41 Italy Colonoscopes   5  52
Decristoforo, 2018 43 Austria Gastroscopes   3 107
Colonoscopes   6  95
Ribeiro, 2012 44 Brazil Gastroscopes  42  60
Colonoscopes  28  39
Ji, 2020 46 China Gastroscopes & colonoscopes 180 280