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New Research Shows Potential to Prevent Medical Device-Related Infections

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A research team from Trinity College Dublin has recently discovered a way to reduce the incidence of medical device-associated infection resulting from biofilms. The term “biofilms” refers to organized colonies of bacteria...more

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Bacteria Found in Cardiac Patients Linked to Heater-Cooler Machine

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Heater-Cooler Machine Spreads Germs in Sterile Areas - The medical device sounds well-intended enough: a heater-cooler machine used during heart surgery to control a patient’s body temperature. Doctors employ them in the...more

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Dirty Instruments Pose Threat to Outpatients, Too

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Earlier this year, both patients and providers were shocked when a rash of hospital patients got seriously ill or died after medical devices used to examine their gastrointestinal tracts infected them because they were not...more

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Olympus Sued Over “Superbug” Infections

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The New York Times recently reported that 179 patients at the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center were exposed to a potentially deadly “superbug” between October of 2014 and January of 2015. As of February 18, the infection of...more

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