Table 3.
Classification of Low- to Moderate-Concern (LMC) Organisms Detected by Culture
| TJF-Q180V Duodenoscopes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Classification a | Detected LCM Organisms | No. of Duodenoscopes with This Organism | Ratio of the Classified LMC Organisms |
| Environmental | Bacillus spp | 264 | 432/893 (48.4%) |
| Paenibacillus spp | 60 | ||
| Lysinibacillus spp | 11 | ||
| Kytococcus spp | 10 | ||
| Microbacterium spp | 8 | ||
| Brevibacterium spp | 7 | ||
| Citricoccus spp | 6 | ||
| Other organisms | 66 | ||
| Human origin (other than Gastrointestinal) | Micrococcus spp | 182 | 454/893 (50.8%) |
| Staphylococcus spp | 147 | ||
| Corynebacterium spp | 59 | ||
| Kocuria spp | 28 | ||
| Rothia spp | 9 | ||
| Actinomyces spp | 6 | ||
| Dermacoccus spp | 6 | ||
| Other organisms | 17 | ||
| Not classified | Unknown | 7 | 7/893 (0.8%) |
| TJF-160F/VF Duodenoscopes | |||
| Classificationa | Detected LCM Organisms | No. of Duodenoscopes with This Organism | Ratio of tde Classified LMC Organisms |
| Environmental | Bacillus spp | 242 | 371/752 (49.3%) |
| Paenibacillus spp | 54 | ||
| Lysinibacillus spp | 18 | ||
| Kroppenstedtia spp | 10 | ||
| Microbacterium spp | 8 | ||
| Brevibacterium spp | 6 | ||
| Other organisms | 33 | ||
| Human origin (other than gastrointestinal) | Micrococcus spp | 150 | 380/752 (50.6%) |
| Staphylococcus spp | 146 | ||
| Corynebacterium spp | 32 | ||
| Kocuria spp | 13 | ||
| Rothia spp | 11 | ||
| Actinomyces spp | 5 | ||
| Other organisms | 18 | ||
| Not classified | Unknown | 1 | 1/752 (0.1%) |
Note. some organisms can have multiple sources but were classified in only 1 “most probable” category (eg, Actinomyces, etc).
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Classification: Low- to moderate-concern organisms were categorized into the 2 categories based on “most probable” source.