Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Endoscopes linked to outbreak of drug-resistant E. coli

NEW YORK (March 30, 2015) – An outbreak of a novel Escherichia coli (E. coli) strain resistant to antibiotics has been linked to contaminated endoscopes in a Washington state hospital. The study indicates that industry standard cleaning guidelines, which were exceeded by hospital staff, may not b…

Source:Endoscopes linked to outbreak of drug-resistant E. coli



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