Discussions in Infection Control

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Month: January 2014

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CDC Confirms Superbug Transmission via Endoscopy

January 19, 2014 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

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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Response to a Fox News Report about a “Superbug” Outbreak at a Hospital in Illinois, 2013

January 16, 2014 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

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…

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GI Endoscopy: Pushed Beyond its Reprocessing Limits?

January 14, 2014 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

This article is divided into two sections, for the reader’s convenience: “Part 1: ‘The Outbreak'” and “Part 2: ‘Commentary: An superbug outbreak waiting to happen?'” (‘Part 2’ can be read…

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