{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,23]],"date-time":"2026-10-23T21:39:25Z","timestamp":1792791565263,"version":"4.5.0"},"reference-count":21,"publisher":"Elsevier BV","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,11,1]],"date-time":"2026-11-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1793491200000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/tdm\/userlicense\/1.0\/"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,11,1]],"date-time":"2026-11-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1793491200000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/legal\/tdmrep-license"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["clinicalkey.com","clinicalkey.com.au","clinicalkey.es","clinicalkey.fr","clinicalkey.jp","journalofhospitalinfection.com","elsevier.com","sciencedirect.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Journal of Hospital Infection"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,11]]},"DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,26]],"date-time":"2026-08-26T15:59:10Z","timestamp":1787759950000},"page":"2-10","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/elsevier_cm_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"special_numbering":"C","title":["Optimization of air application duration for biopsy channel drying during endoscope reprocessing: a prospective study based on borescopic imaging system assessment"],"prefix":"10.1016","volume":"177","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6514-6850","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kai","family":"Xuan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2221-5032","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Runshan","family":"Duan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2591-3469","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Youjian","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-8579-5884","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mingjie","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"78","reference":[{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"237","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ajic.2025.10.026","article-title":"Unseen reservoirs: Channel-associated biofilm in reusable endoscopes and a low-cost reprocessing framework for resource-limited hospitals","volume":"54","author":"Mehmood","year":"2026","journal-title":"Am J Infect Control"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1501","DOI":"10.1007\/s10096-026-05415-6","article-title":"An unusual cross-transmission of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: when the endoscope isn't the only culprit","volume":"45","author":"Mellon","year":"2026","journal-title":"Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"116","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2025.10.012","article-title":"Biofilms of Klebsiella pneumoniae are tolerant to disinfection by peracetic acid under conditions relevant for endoscope reprocessing","volume":"167","author":"Arvand","year":"2026","journal-title":"J Hosp Infect"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"19","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2025.01.016","article-title":"Endoscope-associated outbreak of OXA-181-carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and its implications for hygiene management","volume":"158","author":"Haak","year":"2025","journal-title":"J Hosp Infect"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"319","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2017.07.012","article-title":"Endoscope drying and its pitfalls","volume":"97","author":"Kovaleva","year":"2017","journal-title":"J Hosp Infect"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"332","DOI":"10.1016\/j.rgmx.2023.06.006","article-title":"Endoscope channel drying, storage, and conditions after reprocessing: How safe are they in clinical practice?","volume":"89","author":"Garcia","year":"2024","journal-title":"Rev Gastroenterol M\u00e9xico"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1155\/2021\/6615357","article-title":"The Effectiveness of Drying on Residual Droplets, Microorganisms, and Biofilms in Gastrointestinal Endoscope Reprocessing: A Systematic Review","volume":"2021","author":"Tian","year":"2021","journal-title":"Gastroenterol Res Pract"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"124","DOI":"10.1016\/j.gie.2018.08.033","article-title":"Comparison of automated and manual drying in the elimination of residual endoscope working channel fluid after reprocessing (with video)","volume":"89","author":"Barakat","year":"2019","journal-title":"Gastrointest Endosc"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"635","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ajic.2024.02.015","article-title":"Fluid retention in endoscopes: A real-world study on drying effectiveness","volume":"52","author":"Ofstead","year":"2024","journal-title":"Am J Infect Control"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib10","first-page":"587","article-title":"Technical specification for cleaning and disinfection of flexible endoscopes WS 507-2016","volume":"16","author":"Liu","year":"2017","journal-title":"Chin J Infect Control"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"11","DOI":"10.1016\/j.gie.2020.09.048","article-title":"Multisociety guideline on reprocessing flexible GI endoscopes and accessories","volume":"93","author":"Day","year":"2021","journal-title":"Gastrointest Endosc"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib12","series-title":"Flexible and semi-rigid endoscope processing in health care facilities. ANSI\/AAMI ST91","year":"2021"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1205","DOI":"10.1055\/a-0759-1629","volume":"50","author":"Beilenhoff","year":"2018","journal-title":"Endoscopy"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"276","DOI":"10.5946\/ce.2020.106","article-title":"Multidisciplinary and Multisociety Practice Guideline on Reprocessing Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes and Endoscopic Accessories","volume":"53","author":"Cheung","year":"2020","journal-title":"Clin Endosc"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib15","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"614","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ajic.2020.08.034","article-title":"Efficacy of flexible endoscope drying using novel endoscope test articles that allow direct visualization of the internal channel systems","volume":"49","author":"Nerandzic","year":"2021","journal-title":"Am J Infect Control"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"E419","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2017-3872","article-title":"Investigation of the efficacy of an innovative endoscope drying and storage method in a simulated ERCP setting","volume":"11","author":"Kwakman","year":"2023","journal-title":"Endosc Int Open"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib17","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2147","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1572-0241.2006.00712.x","article-title":"Inconsistencies in endoscope-reprocessing and infection-control guidelines: the importance of endoscope drying","volume":"101","author":"Muscarella","year":"2006","journal-title":"Am J Gastroenterol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib18","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"189","DOI":"10.1016\/j.idh.2018.06.003","article-title":"Determination of bacterial species present in biofilm contaminating the channels of clinical endoscopes","volume":"23","author":"Johani","year":"2018","journal-title":"Infect Dis Health"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib19","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"689","DOI":"10.1016\/j.bpg.2016.09.008","article-title":"Infectious complications in gastrointestinal endoscopy and their prevention","volume":"30","author":"Kovaleva","year":"2016","journal-title":"Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib20","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"42","DOI":"10.4103\/sjg.sjg_45_25","article-title":"Effects of different drying temperatures and times on the drying efficiency in reprocessing of flexible endoscopes","volume":"32","author":"Xian-Huang","year":"2026","journal-title":"Saudi J Gastroenterol"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010_bib21","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"37","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhin.2025.04.007","article-title":"Impact of different pressures on the drying time of flexible endoscopes","volume":"161","author":"Hu","year":"2025","journal-title":"J Hosp Infect"}],"container-title":["Journal of Hospital Infection"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0195670126003336?httpAccept=text\/xml","content-type":"text\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0195670126003336?httpAccept=text\/plain","content-type":"text\/plain","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,23]],"date-time":"2026-10-23T20:57:18Z","timestamp":1792789038000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/linkinghub.elsevier.com\/retrieve\/pii\/S0195670126003336"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,11]]},"references-count":21,"alternative-id":["S0195670126003336"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010","relation":{},"ISSN":["0195-6701"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0195-6701","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,11]]},"assertion":[{"value":"Elsevier","name":"publisher","label":"This article is maintained by"},{"value":"Optimization of air application duration for biopsy channel drying during endoscope reprocessing: a prospective study based on borescopic imaging system assessment","name":"articletitle","label":"Article Title"},{"value":"Journal of Hospital Infection","name":"journaltitle","label":"Journal Title"},{"value":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jhin.2026.08.010","name":"articlelink","label":"CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version"},{"value":"article","name":"content_type","label":"Content Type"},{"value":"\u00a9 2026 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.","name":"copyright","label":"Copyright"}]}}