Category: USA Today

USA TODAY Investigation: “Reports to Feds on deadly bacteria outbreaks arrived late”

Medical device reports — or, MDRs, which manufacturers of duodenoscopes and other medical devices are required to submit to the FDA within 30 days of learning that their device might…

Undisclosed Deadly ‘Superbug’ Outbreak in Washington State Prompts Questions

January 29, 2015 — A deadly ‘superbug’ infected at least 30 patients at a hospital in Seattle, Washington, between 2012 and 2014, with 11 of them dying, according to two…

THE SEATTLE TIMES: “Undisclosed superbug sickened dozens at Virginia Mason”

The Seattle Times: “Undisclosed superbug sickened dozens at Virginia Mason” (January 22, 2015) An outbreak of multidrug-resistant superbugs spread by contaminated endoscopes infected at least 35 patients at Virginia Mason…