Measures healthcare facilities have adopted to prevent additional infections after associating use of a bronchoscope with a “superbug” outbreak are…
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Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
Colistin-Resistant Bacteria
High-Level Disinfection
MCR-1 gene
Semicritical Devices
Sterilization
Superbugs
Sterilization of Duodenoscopes Found to Terminate ‘Superbug’ Outbreaks Other effective measures include returning the endoscope to the manufacturer for servicing.
Measures healthcare facilities have adopted to prevent additional infections after associating use of a duodenoscope with a “superbug” outbreak are…
Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
Colistin
Colonoscopes
Klebsiella pneumoniae
MCR-1 gene
Medical Device Reports (MDRs)
Superbugs
A Colonoscope is Linked to Two Infections of the Nightmarish ‘CRE’ Superbug. Colonoscopy could now also be a risk factor for infection, in addition to ERCP and bronchoscopy.
January 10, 2019 — Infections caused by a nightmarish superbug have been identified following exposure to a colonoscope, according to two…