Table 1 Microbiological samples from 100 cystoscopies preformed with a Vision Sciences FC (Model CST 4000; Vision ® Sciences, Inc.), after removal of the endosheath and after cleaning the FC with a detergent cloth, rinsing with tap water followed by 70% ethanol disinfection and subsequent drying
Maneuver part | Insertion tube | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ARS | AD | ARS | AD | ||
No. of samples | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
No. of cfu/sample | |||||
Clean FC | 0 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 87 |
1 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
High-risk/critical FC | >5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mean cfu/sample (NS) | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.19 | |