FDA Never Approved Scopes Implicated in Superbug Outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) never approved the model of duodenoscope implicated in the recent superbug outbreak at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, CNN reports. Between October to January, the scopes spread the superbug carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) to seven patients, two of whom died. According … [Read more...]
FDA Warns About Difficulty of Effectively Disinfecting Duodenoscopes
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a safety communication to raise awareness that the design of ERCP endoscopes (also called duodenoscopes) may impede effective disinfection of the reusable devices. The FDA says recent reports associate multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in patients who have undergone ERCP … [Read more...]
