Four new cases of potentially deadly ‘superbug’ identified at second Los Angeles hospital

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Four new cases of potentially deadly ‘superbug’ identified at second Los Angeles hospital

Patients were at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where they were confirmed with bacteria CRE
Revelation comes two weeks after outbreak at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center where two patients died and seven were ill after becoming infected
Hospital said germ may have been transmitted through a duodenoscope during procedures performed between last August and January
No evidence of other patients at risk but home-test kits sent to 64 patients
By MYRIAH TOWNER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and ASSOCIATED PRESS

Four patients have been infected with an antibiotic-resistant ‘superbug’ linked to a type of medical scope that is used on more than a half-million people in the U.S. every year.
The incident took place at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles where the patients were confirmed with the bacteria known as CRE.
The revelation comes two weeks after a similar outbreak happened at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center where two patients died and seven were left ill after becoming infected with the bacteria.

Cedars-Sinai said that it halted endoscopic procedures after learning about the UCLA outbreak and launched its own investigation.
However, the germ may have been transmitted through a duodenoscope during procedures performed between last August and January.
The hospital said there is no evidence other patients are at risk, but as a precaution, it sent free home-test kits to 64 patients who had procedures to diagnose pancreatic and bile-duct problems…..more here

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Four new cases of potentially deadly ‘superbug’ identified at second Los Angeles hospital