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Four sections of the isolation gowns (anterior, posterior, right, and left) were cut into 2 cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> after endoscopy, and the rate of microbial contamination was examined using the stamp method.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The endoscopic examination time was 8 min (6\u221212), and endoscopy was performed by 10 expert endoscopists, six endoscopists, and nine residents. The overall isolation gown contamination rate was 56%, with 25%, 20.8%, 20.8%, and 33.3% in the front, back, as well as right and left arms, respectively. The rates of isolation gown contamination rates in the expert endoscopists, endoscopists, and residents groups were 30%, 50%, and 77.8%, respectively, with a higher rate in the residents group. Regardless of the physician's performance, bacterial detection was consistently higher in the left arm (42.9% vs. 40% vs. 25%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.093). The detected bacteria comprised 58% Gram\u2010positive and 42% Gram\u2010negative organisms, including those from tap water used for endoscopy bacteria and obtained from the participant's skin or mouth. No pathogenic organisms were detected.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The bacteria detected in disposable gowns after gastrointestinal endoscopy were non\u2010pathogenic. Thus, our findings suggest that changing all personal protective equipment of respective endoscopes might not be essential. 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