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Automated Endoscope Reprocessors Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Custom Ultrasonics Duodenoscopes Endoscope Reprocessing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Form 483 Medical Device Reports (MDRs) Olympus TJF-Q180V Risk Assessment Ronald Reagan Medical Center (UCLA)

A ‘Trickle-Down Effect’: The Potential Impact of the FDA’s Warning About Endoscope Safety on Automated Endoscope Reprocessors

August 21, 2015 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

August 19, 2015 — Late last week the FDA “warned” FujiFilm, Olympus and Pentax — the manufacturers of virtually every gastrointestinal endoscope used in the U.S. — for failing to…

Automated Endoscope Reprocessors Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Department of Veterans Affairs Duodenoscopes Endoscope Reprocessing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Medical Device Reports (MDRs) Multidrug Resistant Strains Olympus TJF-Q180V Veterans Health Administration

FDA Warns Three Endoscope Manufacturers for Safety Violations Following Deadly ‘Superbug’ Outbreaks

August 18, 2015 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

August 18, 2015 — The FDA has “warned” the three manufacturers of medical endoscopes used in the U.S. for failing to comply with federally mandated regulations. Last week, the FDA…

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Bronchoscopes Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Cystoscopes Endoscope Reprocessing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Medwatch Superbugs

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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A ‘Trickle-Down Effect’: The Potential Impact of the FDA’s Warning About Endoscope Safety on Automated Endoscope Reprocessors

FDA Warns Three Endoscope Manufacturers for Safety Violations Following Deadly ‘Superbug’ Outbreaks

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Endoscopy Patients at Vanderbilt Potentially Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis, County Officials Have Confirmed

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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