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FDA issues warning on scopes after 'superbug' outbreak
Contaminated devices blamed for deaths of infected LA patients
Published Fri, Feb 20, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Washington
THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday warned doctors and hospitals that a commonly used medical scope can be difficult to sanitise between uses and "may facilitate the spread of deadly bacteria".
The agency's warning came a day after news broke that seven patients had been infected by…
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