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LA Times on 2018-04-23 14:00

Hospitals and device makers still struggle to rid medical scopes of infectious bacteria

In an ominous sign for patient safety, 71% of reusable medical scopes deemed ready for use on patients tested positive for bacteria at three major ...

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