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CRE superbug that killed two in LA kills another in North Carolina

Charles Omedo
Feb 23, 2015
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The carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or CRE was much in the news last week after contributing to the death of two patients at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center following some scope contamination, th...

Los Angeles UCLA hospital warns patients about spread of deadly CRE Superbug

Cody Gash
Feb 20, 2015
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Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, a large teaching hospital in Los Angeles, recently reported that several patients might have been exposed to a superbug carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae or CRE during e...

UCLA announces 179 people infected with CRE superbug, and two already dead

Charles Omedo
Feb 19, 2015
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The Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center has announced that 179 people have been potentially exposed to the carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) virus while receiving treatment treatments for bile duct, p...

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