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Category: Gastroscopes

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New Guidance to Prevent Other Types of Flexible Endoscopes From Transmitting Superbugs A new practice is provided to prevent contaminated gastroscopes, echo-endoscopes and other types of flexible endoscopes from infecting patients with multidrug-resistant bacteria

March 26, 2018 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

March 26, 2018 (updated May 16, 2018) — Advice for preventing flexible endoscopes from transmitting potentially life-threatening “superbugs” is the focus of new research, which provides a new clinical practice…

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Gastroscopes Now Linked to ‘Superbug’ Infections, Too The number of endoscope types linked to emerging antibiotic-resistant infections is growing.

December 21, 2016 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

December 21, 2016 — Gastroscopes have now been linked to “superbug” infections, too, my research has found. This newly recognized risk has not been previously publicized. The University of Pittsburgh…

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