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Category: OXA-48-producing

510(k) Clearances Data Validation Duodenoscopes Echo-endoscopes Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) FUJIFILM ED-530XT Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase]-producing K. pneumoniae Olympus TJF-Q180V OXA-48-producing Patty Murray (U.S. Senator) Pentax ED-3490TK Soluscope

The Redesigned Olympus Duodenoscope Has Been Linked to a ‘Superbug’ Cluster The device's original design was recalled in January 2016 amid concerns about its safety.

March 22, 2017 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

March 21, 2017 (9:58 pm ET) — A “corrected” duodenoscope design introduced last year by the manufacturer to replace a recalled device has been linked to a “superbug” cluster, I…

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