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Air Force Al Udeid Air Base (Qatar) GI Endoscopes Hepatitis (B and C) Viruses HIV

Air Force Advises 135 Patients of HIV, Hepatitis Infection Risk a Year Later A number of questions about this lapse remain unanswered.

June 26, 2017 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

June 24, 2017 –– Gastrointestinal endoscopes used at a U.S. air base in the Middle East were incorrectly cleaned, possibly exposing patients to HIV and the hepatitis B and C…

MRSA Neonatal ICUs UC Irvine Medical Center

10 NICU Infants at UC Irvine Have Tested ‘Positive’ for MRSA Since Last Summer, the Public Only Now Learned Two more of the medical center's babies tested positive in March. The outbreak's source remains unknown.

April 25, 2017 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

April 25, 2017 — Ten infants in the neonatal intensive care unit of an Orange (CA) hospital have tested “positive” for a potentially deadly bacteria, the Los Angeles Times reported…

Duodenoscopes E. coli Endoscope Reprocessing Olympus OER-Pro Olympus TJF-Q180V Patient Notification Superbugs University of Colorado Hospital

‘Superbug’ Infects 9 Patients, 3 Die From Previously Undisclosed Outbreak in Colorado

March 24, 2016 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

May 6, 2016 (1:00 pm) — At least eight patients were infected with a deadly ‘superbug’ earlier this year — two of whom died — following an endoscopic procedure, my…

Air Force Advises 135 Patients of HIV, Hepatitis Infection Risk a Year Later A number of questions about this lapse remain unanswered.

10 NICU Infants at UC Irvine Have Tested ‘Positive’ for MRSA Since Last Summer, the Public Only Now Learned Two more of the medical center's babies tested positive in March. The outbreak's source remains unknown.

‘Superbug’ Infects 9 Patients, 3 Die From Previously Undisclosed Outbreak in Colorado

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Dr. Muscarella’s Responses, Proposals, and Recommendations to Medicare to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections

15 Patients Infected with Mycobacteria After Undergoing Cosmetic Surgery at a South Florida Clinic

17 U.S. Patients Were Exposed in December to a Colonoscope Contaminated with Salmonella Bacteria, FDA Reports Reveal

In Support of Patient Safety, Healthcare Access, and Medicare Payment for a Single-Use Bronchoscope Model

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Air Force Advises 135 Patients of HIV, Hepatitis Infection Risk a Year Later A number of questions about this lapse remain unanswered.

10 NICU Infants at UC Irvine Have Tested ‘Positive’ for MRSA Since Last Summer, the Public Only Now Learned Two more of the medical center's babies tested positive in March. The outbreak's source remains unknown.

‘Superbug’ Infects 9 Patients, 3 Die From Previously Undisclosed Outbreak in Colorado

You missed

Dr. Muscarella’s Responses, Proposals, and Recommendations to Medicare to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections

15 Patients Infected with Mycobacteria After Undergoing Cosmetic Surgery at a South Florida Clinic

17 U.S. Patients Were Exposed in December to a Colonoscope Contaminated with Salmonella Bacteria, FDA Reports Reveal

In Support of Patient Safety, Healthcare Access, and Medicare Payment for a Single-Use Bronchoscope Model