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Category: Endoscope Reprocessing

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Department of Veterans Affairs Duodenoscopes Endoscope Reprocessing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Olympus TJF-Q180V Veterans Health Administration

VA Acknowledges Dirty Medical Endoscopes May Have Infected Patients With Deadly ‘Superbugs’

August 12, 2015 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

The following is a shortened, incomplete version of an article originally published by The Seattle Times on August 10, 2015. An updated version of this article was then subsequently posted…

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Additional Measures May Be Necessary to Stop ‘Superbug’ Outbreaks Following Endoscopy, Says the FDA

August 5, 2015 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

The FDA issued a detailed MedWatch report yesterday informing health care facilities that some additional measures may be necessary to further reduce the risk of contaminated duodenoscopes transmitting CRE, or…

Bronchoscopes Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Endoscope Design Endoscope Reprocessing Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) O-ring Contamination Superbugs

A Bronchoscope Was Linked to a ‘Superbug’ Outbreak in 2014 CRE outbreaks linked to bronchoscopes may be under-recognized.

July 21, 2015 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

July 21, 2015 — A bronchoscope has been linked to 14 patients who tested “positive” for CRE and pan-susceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa, according to a regulatory report filed with the FDA…

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