CDC Confirms Superbug Transmission via Endoscopy
The medical news source Medscape published an article on January 3, 3014, about an outbreak of a concerning type of multidrug-resistant bacteria confirmed at a hospital outside of Chicago, Illinois,…
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The medical news source Medscape published an article on January 3, 3014, about an outbreak of a concerning type of multidrug-resistant bacteria confirmed at a hospital outside of Chicago, Illinois,…
January 16, 2014 — The leading news source Fox News produced the insightful report: “Troubling outbreak of drug-resistant bacteria a growing threat” (January 15, 2014). While this report by Fox…
May 11, 2013 — Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes and other types of flexible endoscopes may become contaminated with infectious materials during their routine clinical use. The rigorous, prompt and thorough reprocessing…