Oklahoma hospital used dirty gastroscopes on almost 1,000 patients; no infections reported

Oklahoma hospital used dirty gastroscopes on almost 1,000 patients; no infections reported
Reuters: Health
An unnamed hospital in Oklahoma used contaminated gastroscopes in procedures performed on nearly a thousand patients in recent months, device maker Pentax Medical told U.S. regulators last month, putting the patients at risk of exposure to bacteria that can cause infections.


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