Discussions in Infection Control
An independent site by Lawrence F Muscarella PhD -- a national authority on the causes and prevention of healthcare-associated infections and related errors.
December 10, 2018 — Statements and articles about duodenoscopes, medical device reporting and other federal regulations, and a plea agreement finalized with the U.S. Department of Justice. Some quotes from…
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…
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…