Since the news of the CRE (carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae) infections at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center on Wednesday, many are concerned about how the design of the duodenoscope used is difficult to sterilize. Seven people were infected with CRE and two have died. The device is often used to do procedures on the gallbladder, pancreatic ducts … Continue reading Scopes may be to blame for the UCLA superbug infections, but drug-resistant bacteria is the real enemy