Superbug outbreak at LA hospital linked to 2 deaths
Superbug outbreak at LA hospital linked to 2 deaths – Hospital officials said contaminated medical instruments are to blame for infecting seven patients — including two who died — with an antibiotic-resistant and potentially deadly “superbug” at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
A total of 179 patients may be infected. A spokesman says the patients were exposed to the superbug called CRE, during procedures between October and January when it was discovered during tests on a patient. UCLA said Wednesday that infections may have been transmitted through two endoscopes used during the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic and bile-duct problems.
UCLA says the potentially infected patients are being sent free home-testing kits that UCLA will analyze.
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