Duodenoscopes
This is a resource page developed by “Discussion in Infection Control” for the public to use to learn more about the risk of “superbug” infection associated with duodenoscopes (and “EUS”…
Causation
Corrections
Endoscope Sampling
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Outbreak Investigations
Causal Associations Between Duodenoscopes and ‘Superbug’ Infections: Can They Be Proven? Update: The Associated Press corrects a misquote about causation attributed to Dr. Muscarella
August 24, 2016 — (Updated: August 29, 2016) — Newspapers frequently print articles discussing my independent research, views and conclusions about hospital safety, public health, and the possible causes of — and…
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
Death Certificates
Duodenoscopes
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Informed Consent
Multidrug Resistant Strains
Olympus TJF-160F
Olympus TJF-Q180V
Outbreak Investigations
Patient Notification
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Superbugs
At Least 3 Patients Infected with Pseudomonas Die at Pasadena’s Huntington Memorial Hospital The hospital had disclosed previously only that three patients were infected.
May 5, 2016 — At least three patients died following an endoscopic procedure performed last year at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena (CA), the Los Angeles Times disclosed today in a breaking front-page news…