E. coli outbreak at hospital in Illinois associated with contaminated specialized gastrointestinal endoscopes
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 11:01
in Health & Medicine
Despite no lapses in the disinfection process recommended by the manufacturer being identified, specialized gastrointestinal endoscopes called duodenoscopes had bacterial contamination associated with an outbreak of a highly resistant strain of E coli at a hospital in Illinois, according to a study.