Discussions in Infection Control

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Category: GI Endoscopes

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Carbapenems Endoscope Reprocessing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Gastrointestinal Endoscopy GI Endoscopes Olympus Olympus TJF-Q180V Ted Lieu

Congressman Lieu Asks Questions of Endoscope Manufacturers in the Wake of Several Deadly “Superbug” Outbreaks

Mar 30, 2015 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) has written letters to the Olympus Corporation of the Americas (Center Valley, PA) and to Pentax Medical (Montvale, NJ) asking a number of questions in…

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Considerations Not Addressed in the FDA’s Communication Discussing Olympus’ New Instructions for Reprocessing the TJF-Q180V Duodenoscope

Mar 27, 2015 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

March 27, 2015 — On March 26, 2015, the FDA issued a safety communication: Olympus Validates New Reprocessing Instructions for Model TJF-Q180V Duodenoscopes — click here. This Olympus safety communication…

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HIGHLANDS TODAY: “Infections, deaths six years ago brought to light in Highlands County, Florida”

Mar 9, 2015 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

Highlands Today (March 7, 2015): Infections, deaths six years ago brought to light in Highlands County. This article in Highlands Today provides some new, important details of a nightmarish bacterial…

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