In the wake of recent outbreaks related to contaminated devices, the Food and Drug Administration last week issued new safety recommendations for...Read More »
When The Joint Commission released its list of the five most-cited standards for the first half of 2015, it was not surprising that infection...Read More »
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If your endoscopes and other diagnostic GI scopes aren’t properly cleaned and disinfected, they can expose future patients to antibiotic-resistant diseases such as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae or (CRE) that can kill up to 50% of infected patients.
