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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…

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