Table 2

Cultured microorganisms of 150 duodenoscopes

Gastrointestinal flora independent of CFU countOral flora independent of CFU count
No. of duodenoscopesQuantity rangeNo. of duodenoscopesQuantity range
Yeasts76–100 CFU Moraxella spp.41 CFU
Klebsiella pneumoniae 4100 - >100 CFU Streptococcus salivarius 41–15 CFU
Enterobacter cloacae 3100 - >100 CFU Moraxella osloensis 31 CFU – 100 CFU
Escherichia coli 250 and 100 CFU Streptococcus mitis 230 and 50 CFU
Klebsiella oxytoca 2100 CFU- >100  CFU Neisseria flavescens 11 CFU
Enterococcus faecium 11 CFU Rothia spp.110–30 CFU
Enterococcus faecalis 1100 Streptococcus mutans 12 CFU
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1100 CFU Streptococcus oralis 15 CFU
Staphylococcus aureus 1>100 CFU Streptococcus spp.110 CFU