Tag: Superbugs

Comparison of COVID-19 Federal Guidance for Certifying Deaths to the CDC’s Assessments of Superbug-Related Deaths

This post reviews the CDC’s April guidance for recording the cause of deaths related to the COVID-19 virus, and compares it to published assessments of the cause of death of…

Sterilization of Duodenoscopes Found to Terminate ‘Superbug’ Outbreaks Other effective measures include returning the endoscope to the manufacturer for servicing.

Measures healthcare facilities have adopted to prevent additional infections after associating use of a duodenoscope with a “superbug” outbreak are discussed in an article recently published in the peer-reviewed journal…