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Category: Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Colistin Colonoscopes Klebsiella pneumoniae MCR-1 gene Medical Device Reports (MDRs) Superbugs

A Colonoscope is Linked to Two Infections of the Nightmarish ‘CRE’ Superbug | Colonoscopy could now also be a risk factor for infection, in addition to ERCP and bronchoscopy.

January 10, 2019 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

January 10, 2019 — Infections caused by a nightmarish superbug have been identified following exposure to a colonoscope, according to two related regulatory reports filed last month. On December 7th,…

Bronchoscopes Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Colistin-Resistant Bacteria Device Recalls Duodenoscopes Endoscope Reprocessing Klebsiella pneumoniae Medical Device Reports (MDRs) Multidrug Resistant Strains O-ring Contamination Pseudomonas aeruginosa Superbugs

A Bronchoscope is Linked Again in the U.S. to an Outbreak of the Feared ‘CRE’ Superbug Is enough being done to improve safety? The recall of several bronchoscope models is also discussed.

October 1, 2018 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

October 1, 2018 (updated: Oct. 5, 2018; edited: Oct. 8, 2020) — A bronchoscope’s use has been linked again to a “superbug” outbreak, this time involving “multiple patients,” according to…

Bronchoscopes Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Cystoscopes Echo-endoscopes FDA's Supplemental Measures Flexible "ENT" Laryngoscopes Food Drug and Cosmetic Act Gastroscopes

New Guidance to Prevent Other Types of Flexible Endoscopes From Transmitting Superbugs A new practice is provided to prevent contaminated gastroscopes, echo-endoscopes and other types of flexible endoscopes from infecting patients with multidrug-resistant bacteria

March 26, 2018 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

March 26, 2018 (updated May 16, 2018) — Advice for preventing flexible endoscopes from transmitting potentially life-threatening “superbugs” is the focus of new research, which provides a new clinical practice…

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