California has second outbreak of deadly superbugs

By Robert King

Published March 4, 2015 11:51pm ET

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California has second outbreak of deadly superbugs — A research assistant with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA carries a portable cooler marked with a biohazard label past the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) | Damian Dovarganes

Superbugs spread to another hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., as more infections of deadly bacteria are linked to hard-to-clean medical instruments.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center said Wednesday that four patients were infected with drug-resistant bacteria from a complex medical procedure that uses a small, narrow tube called a duodenoscope. The infections occurred even though the scope was cleaned per the manufacturer’s instructions.

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