Month: January 2015

Undisclosed Deadly ‘Superbug’ Outbreak in Washington State Prompts Questions

January 29, 2015 — A deadly ‘superbug’ infected at least 30 patients at a hospital in Seattle, Washington, between 2012 and 2014, with 11 of them dying, according to two…

THE SEATTLE TIMES: “Undisclosed superbug sickened dozens at Virginia Mason”

The Seattle Times: “Undisclosed superbug sickened dozens at Virginia Mason” (January 22, 2015) An outbreak of multidrug-resistant superbugs spread by contaminated endoscopes infected at least 35 patients at Virginia Mason…