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Latest Superbug Outbreak Affects a possible 170 Patients in California

2/23/2015

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It has been confirmed that two patients have died and five more have been infected after undergoing an endoscopic procedure at UCLA's Ronald Reagan Medical Centre in California. 170 other patients may have been exposed as a result of contaminated duodenoscopes used in ERCP procedures from October to January. Although the transmission of CRE bacteria can be deadly, the benefits of the procedures involving duodenoscopes far outweigh the potential hazard to patients. For this reason it is critical that a clear protocol for disinfection is defined to ensure the endoscopes are consistently decontaminated. 

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