Olympus endoscopes linked to Pseudomonas infections, What is Pseudomonas?
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#HYC5)
Following reports of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) bacteria infections linked to endoscopic procedures performed at various hospitals, including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center earlier in the year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported on complaints of at least 16 patients who contracted a Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, of which some resulted in abscesses, after undergoing an endoscopic procedure with ["]