Case Study: A “Dirty” Gastrointestinal Endoscope
January 2, 2013 — This article presents a case study, for the purpose of education, that details events at a fictional facility known as “Hospital X.” Breaches in reprocessing protocols…
Discussions in Infection Control
An independent site by Lawrence F Muscarella PhD -- a national authority on the causes and prevention of healthcare-associated infections and related errors.
January 2, 2013 — This article presents a case study, for the purpose of education, that details events at a fictional facility known as “Hospital X.” Breaches in reprocessing protocols…
This article, which was written by Lawrence F Muscarella PhD, focuses on an outbreak of Legionella in Pennsylvania that was reported by several news sources, including CNN. This April, 2013,…
Initial comments: This blog discusses an outbreak of Legionella at the Veterans Administration (VA) Pittsburgh Healthcare System (University Drive Campus, in Oakland). ♦ I. Background: On November 16, 2012, the…