November 2015 - Discussions in Infection Control

Tue. May 30th, 2023

Cardiopulmonary Perfusion Machine Device Recalls Heater-Cooler Devices Hershey Medical Center Mycobacterium chimaera Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ("NTM") Wellspan York Hospital

At least 8 Patient Infections, 4 Patient Deaths Linked to a Mycobacterial Infection Following Surgery at Wellspan York Hospital Update: Now a 5th patient death has been linked to this outbreak.

Nov 5, 2015 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

November 5, 2015 — A hospital in Pennsylvania announced last week that it had begun notifying 1,300 patients of their potential exposure to a deadly bacteria. So far, the hospital has confirmed that 8…

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