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Category: Data Validation

Antibiotic Resistance Candida auris Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) COVID-19 Data Validation Death Certificates Influenza Viruses Instrument Reprocessing SARS-CoV-2 virus Superbugs

Comparison of COVID-19 Federal Guidance for Certifying Deaths to the CDC’s Assessments of Superbug-Related Deaths

August 20, 2020 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

This post reviews the CDC’s April guidance for recording the cause of deaths related to the COVID-19 virus, and compares it to published assessments of the cause of death of…

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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Infections Are Not Limited to the LivaNova’s Sorin 3T Heater-Cooler or to M. chimaera

January 18, 2017 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

Synopsis: The infection risk associated with heater-cooler devices may be broader in scope and higher than federal health officials have publicly acknowledged. Not just one model, but most heater-cooler devices…

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