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Category: Corrective and Preventive Actions

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USA TODAY: “Deadly bacteria on medical scopes trigger infections”

January 21, 2015 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

The USA TODAY article that everyone in the field is talking about: “Deadly bacteria on medical scopes trigger infections” (By: Peter Eisler, 6:21 p.m. EST January 21, 2015) Important quotes…

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Audits Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Corrective and Preventive Actions Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase]-producing K. pneumoniae NDM-producing E. coli Outbreak Investigations Pseudomonas aeruginosa Transmission-Based Precautions

Association of GI Endoscopy with Two Patient Deaths: Illinois, 2013

June 24, 2014 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

February 9, 2015 — The FDA’s “MAUDE” database (or, “Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience” database) lists medical device reports, or MDRs, which document the association of one or more…

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