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

Table 4

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

Sampling method	Colony counts group
	<1 (, %)	≥1 (, %)
Biopsy channel (Group A)	11 (91.7)	1 (8.3)
Entire channel (Group B)	7 (58.3)	5 (41.7)
Disc brush (Group C)	6 (50)	6 (50)
Total	24 (66.7)	12 (33.3)