Comparative Study of Microbiological Monitoring Results from Three Types of Sampling Methods after Gastrointestinal Endoscope Reprocessing

Table 3

Comparison of bacterial colony counts group by different sampling methods (continuous sampling).

Sampling method	Colony count group
	<1 (, %)	≥1 (, %)
Biopsy channel (Group A)	11 (91.7)	1 (8.3)
Entire channel (Group B)	8 (66.7)	4 (33.3)
Disc brush (Group C)	8 (66.7)	4 (33.3)
Total	27 (75)	9 (25)