Table 4.
High-Concern Organisms Isolated During Environmental Sampling and Their Sampling Points
| Isolated Organism | Classification | Sampling Point |
|---|---|---|
| Pantoea spp a | Gastrointestinal | Floor Floor mat in front of sink for leakage test Air sample collected using open petri dish |
| Staphylococcus spp a,b | Human origin | Floor mat in front of the sink Floor in front of AER |
| Acinetobacter spp a | Environmental | Floor in front of storage cabinet Floor mat in front of sink of manual cleaning |
| Azospirillum spp | Bottom of sink for manual cleaning | |
| Chryseobacterium spp | Bottom of sink for manual cleaning | |
| Ochrobactrum spp | Floor mat in front of sink for manual cleaning | |
| Phenylobacterium spp | Floor mat in front of sink for manual cleaning | |
| Roseomonas spp a | Floor Floor mat in front of sink |
|
| Pseudomonas spp a | Waterborne | Floor Floor in front of AER Bottom of sink for manual cleaning |
| Blastomonas spp | Final rinse water from AER |
Note. AER, automated endoscope reprocessor.
a
These HC organisms were also isolated from clinically used duodenoscopes.
b
Staphylococcus aureus or S. lugdunensis.