A Los Angeles hospital said that it may have unwittingly infected nearly 180 people with a treatment-resistant 'superbug' linked to the deaths of two of its patients. The Ronald Reagan UCLA Health System said, "At least seven of its patients have been infected with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae bacteria (CRE), apparently transmitted to them in the hospital via tainted surgical tools. The bacteria may have been a contributing factor in the death of two patients." ...
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