Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae – USA (03): incr. cases, ERCP, 2010-2015
PRO/EDR> Antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae – USA (03): incr. cases, ERCP, 2010-2015
Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE) -- United StatesThe number of potentially deadly infections from contaminated medical scopes is far higher than what federal officials previously estimated, a new congressional investigation shows.As many as 350 patients at 41 medical facilities in the U.S. and worldwide were infected or exposed to tainted gastrointestinal scopes from 1 Jan 2010 to 31 Oct 2015, according to the Food and Drug Administration [FDA]. A separate Senate investigation released Read more [...]
