Evaluation of the risk of transmission of bacterial biofilms and Clostridium difficile during gastrointestinal endoscopy.

Recent attention has focused on the potential for the transmission of bacterial biofilms, Clostridium difficile, and other types of pathogenic spore-forming bacteria during gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. This study investigates whether GI endoscopy is a risk factor for the transmission of bacteria