Evaluation of microbial occurrence in reusable robotic instruments for minimally invasive surgery: A pilot study

• Roy J. Pelzer,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, and Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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• Wil C. van der Zwet,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, and Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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• Mike M. E. G. Eggen,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, and Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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• Ashley Beard,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, and Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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• Paul H. M. Savelkoul,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, and Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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• Jeanne A. M. C. Dirks

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: ann.dirks@zuyderland.nl

  Current address: Zuyderland Medical Center, Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands

  Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, and Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1961-9589

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