Weak as water excuse – “it’s not our fault because we depended on other people.”
UCLA said it immediately notified public health authorities after discovering the bacteria in one patient and tracing the problem to two endoscopes. The university said it had been cleaning the scopes “according to standards stipulated by the manufacturer” and it changed how it disinfects the instruments after the infections surfaced.
UCLA said it immediately notified public health authorities after discovering the bacteria in one patient and tracing the problem to two endoscopes. The university said it had been cleaning the scopes “according to standards stipulated by the manufacturer” and it changed how it disinfects the instruments after the infections surfaced.
Dale Tate, a university spokeswoman, said “the two scopes involved with the infection were immediately removed and UCLA is now utilizing a decontamination process that goes above and beyond the manufacturer and national standards.”
via Superbug linked to 2 deaths at UCLA hospital; 100 potentially exposed – LA Times.




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