STUDY PROTOCOL Open Access Infection control in ERCP using a duodenoscope with a disposable cap (ICECAP): rationale for and design of a randomized controlled trial Nauzer Forbes 1,2* , B. Joseph Elmunzer 3 , Thibault Allain 4 , Millie Chau 1 , Hannah F. Koury 5 , Sydney Bass 1 , Paul J. Belletrutti 1 , Martin J. Cole 1 , Emmanuel Gonzalez-Moreno 1,2 , Ahmed Kayal 1,2 , Puja Kumar 1 , Rachid Mohamed 1 , Christian Turbide 1 , Andre G. Buret 4 and Steven J. Heitman 1,2 Abstract Background: Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) is commonly performed in the management of pancreatic and biliary disease. Duodenoscopes are specialized endoscopes used to perform ERCP, and inherent to their design, a high rate of persistent bacterial contamination exists even after automated reproce

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