CRE outbreak

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CRE outbreak
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Two patients died at the Ronald Reagan UCLA
Medical Center in a superbug CRE outbreak, caused
by two medical scopes that still carried the
bacteria even after they were disinfected. In
addition to the two victims, seven hospital
patients were infected with the deadly superbug
between October and January. The medical center
has contacted 179 others who had endoscopic
procedures between October and January and is
offering them home tests to screen for the
bacteria. The superbug, carbapenem-resistant
Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE, can kill up to half
the patients who contract them.
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