Category: Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A Bronchoscope is Linked Again in the U.S. to an Outbreak of the Feared ‘CRE’ Superbug Is enough being done to improve safety? The recall of several bronchoscope models is also discussed.

October 1, 2018 (updated: Oct. 5, 2018; edited: Oct. 8, 2020) — A bronchoscope’s use has been linked again to a “superbug” outbreak, this time involving “multiple patients,” according to…

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…

Another Potentially Deadly ‘Superbug’ Outbreak Suspected at a Pasadena Hospital

August 20, 2015 — A Pasadena hospital is investigating a potentially deadly ‘superbug’ outbreak that is reportedly related to the same type of medical endoscope federal officials have recently linked…