FDA warns on ERCP endoscope, CRE "superbug" link

The FDA warns ERCP endoscopes may allow for the transmission of certain drug-resistant "superbugs," even if the devices are properly cleaned.

The FDA is warning that ERCP endoscopes may allow for the transmission of certain drug-resistant "superbugs," even if the devices are properly cleaned.

The advisory was issued in the wake of news that contaminated endoscopes are suspected of causing a deadly outbreak of the superbug CRE, or carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE), among patients at the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. Inc., Olympus, Pentax Medical

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