FDA warns on ERCP endoscope, CRE "superbug" link
The FDA warns ERCP endoscopes may allow for the transmission of certain drug-resistant "superbugs," even if the devices are properly cleaned.
The FDA is warning that ERCP endoscopes may allow for the transmission of certain drug-resistant "superbugs," even if the devices are properly cleaned.
The advisory was issued in the wake of news that contaminated endoscopes are suspected of causing a deadly outbreak of the superbug CRE, or carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE), among patients at the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Los Angeles.
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Source: Mass Device - Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Val Kennedy Source Type: news
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