Scope Maker Olympus Investigates SoCal Infections, Denies FDA Violation
Medical scope maker Olympus Corp. said Thursday that it has reached out to a Pasadena hospital that suspects the company's devices spread a superbug infection to at least three patients.
The Japanese company is also disputing a report this week from the Food and Drug Administration that it waited three years to tell authorities about 16 patient infections in 2012.
Wednesday, The Times first reported that Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena was investigating a potential link between patients infected with an antibiotic-resistant strain of the pseudomonas bacteria and the Olympus duodenoscopes used to treat them.
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The Japanese company is also disputing a report this week from the Food and Drug Administration that it waited three years to tell authorities about 16 patient infections in 2012.
Wednesday, The Times first reported that Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena was investigating a potential link between patients infected with an antibiotic-resistant strain of the pseudomonas bacteria and the Olympus duodenoscopes used to treat them.
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