Can Anything Kill the Deadly Bacteria on Endoscopes?
The Seattle hospital that increased controls after a superbug outbreak still finds contamination 3 percent of the time
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE.
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Hospitals are discovering that it's nearly impossible to clean endoscopes blamed for spreading deadly bacteria that have sparked lawsuits from patients and sent device regulators scrambling for a fix.
The Seattle hospital where a fatal drug-resistant superbug was spread by contaminated scopes is still finding germs on the instruments even after heightening its cleaning procedures, researchers reported in a journal article Monday.