ESGE and ESGENA Position Statement on gastrointestinal endoscopy and COVID-19: Updated guidance for the era of vaccines and viral variants

Abbreviations

CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

ECDC: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

ESGE: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

ESGENA: European Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Nurses and Associates

FFP: filtering facepiece

HCP: healthcare professional

INAAT: isothermal nucleic acid amplification

IDSA: Infectious Diseases Society of America

IPC: infection prevention and control

PCR: polymerase chain reaction

PPE: personal protective equipment

SARS-CoV-2: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

WHO: World Health Organization

^* Co-first authors

Publication History

Article published online:
21 December 2021

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