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Gastroscopes Now Linked to ‘Superbug’ Infections, Too The number of endoscope types linked to emerging antibiotic-resistant infections is growing.

December 21, 2016 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

December 21, 2016 (By Lawrence F Muscarella, PhD) — Gastroscopes have now been linked to “superbug” infections, too, my research has found. This newly recognized risk has not been previously…

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At Least 40% of Disinfected Endoscopes, Possibly Colonoscopes, Remained Contaminated, Emails Reveal The endoscopes tested "positive" for contamination with concerning bacteria.

July 28, 2016 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

July 28, 2016 — A manufacturer decided not to warn U.S. hospitals in February 2013 about a certain complex endoscope that reports indicated was unreasonably prone to infecting patients with…

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UCLA, Cedars-Sinai Patients Were In “Immediate Jeopardy,” Says State

May 20, 2016 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

May 20, 2016 — California health officials last year declared patients at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center in “immediate jeopardy,” just weeks after the Los Angeles hospital publicly disclosed its…

Gastroscopes Now Linked to ‘Superbug’ Infections, Too The number of endoscope types linked to emerging antibiotic-resistant infections is growing.

At Least 40% of Disinfected Endoscopes, Possibly Colonoscopes, Remained Contaminated, Emails Reveal The endoscopes tested "positive" for contamination with concerning bacteria.

UCLA, Cedars-Sinai Patients Were In “Immediate Jeopardy,” Says State

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A Proposal to Include ‘Endoscope-Associated Infections’ as a Reportable Medicare Measure to Promote Patient Safety

Hundreds of Thousands of Device Reports Were Submitted Late to FDA, a New Study Has Found, Raising Safety Questions

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Dr. Muscarella’s Recent Recommendations to Medicare to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections

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Gastroscopes Now Linked to ‘Superbug’ Infections, Too The number of endoscope types linked to emerging antibiotic-resistant infections is growing.

At Least 40% of Disinfected Endoscopes, Possibly Colonoscopes, Remained Contaminated, Emails Reveal The endoscopes tested "positive" for contamination with concerning bacteria.

UCLA, Cedars-Sinai Patients Were In “Immediate Jeopardy,” Says State

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A Proposal to Include ‘Endoscope-Associated Infections’ as a Reportable Medicare Measure to Promote Patient Safety

Hundreds of Thousands of Device Reports Were Submitted Late to FDA, a New Study Has Found, Raising Safety Questions

Endoscopy Patients at Vanderbilt Potentially Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis, County Officials Have Confirmed

Dr. Muscarella’s Recent Recommendations to Medicare to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections