A Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Duodenoscope Reprocessing Surveillance Methods

Table 4

Estimated financial burden for surveillance of a single duodenoscope using the CDC or UWHC protocols.

	Vendor	Manufacturer	Catalog no.	Cost/event (USD)
CDC protocol
Endoscopy AR channel cleaning brush	Surgmed	Batrik Medical	3423030	2.55
PBS-T	Fisher scientific	Seracare Life sciences	54600027	5.06
Sterile specimen cup	Fisher scientific	Fisherbrand	22150240	0.65
60 mL syringe	Fisher scientific	Fisherbrand	14955455	1.20
Sterile water	Fisher scientific	Gibco	15230170	4.46
50 mL conical tube	Fisher scientific	Corning	1443222	1.55
15 mL conical tube	Fisher scientific	Corning	1495949B	2.31
TSB	Fisher scientific	BD	DF0370173	0.10
BA	Fisher scientific	Thermo scientific	R01198	0.00
MacConkey agar	Fisher scientific	BD difco	DF0075171	0.00
				Total: 17.87
UWHC protocol
Dacron swab	Fisher scientific	BD BBL	L4363000	0.63
Sterile specimen cup	Fisher scientific	Fisherbrand	22150240	0.65
TSB	Fisher scientific	BD	DF0370173	0.24
BA	Fisher scientific	Thermo scientific	R01198	^#11.24
10 mL syringe	Fisher scientific	Strategic applications	NC0044250	2.09
TSA	Fisher scientific	BD BBL	B12305	0.20
				Total: 15.04

Costs of these items are relevant only when bacterial growth is identified; ^#costs will increase if bacterial growth is identified in immersion broth.