{"id":381,"date":"2015-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/could-multiple-defendants-be-sued-for-superbug-outbreak\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:34:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:34:25","slug":"could-multiple-defendants-be-sued-for-superbug-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/could-multiple-defendants-be-sued-for-superbug-outbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"Could multiple defendants be sued for superbug outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week we highlighted the \u201csuperbug\u201d outbreak at UCLA\u2019s Ronald Reagan Medical Center, where two people died and several others were infected with an antibiotic resistant bacteria called CRE (known as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae). We highlighted the need for hospitals to use reasonable care in sanitizing equipment and cleaning surfaces that may harbor bacteria, and how the failure to use such care in doing these things could lead to a lawsuit<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But when it comes to litigation and multiple culpable parties, it may be difficult to determine which party is actually liable. And the superbug incident may be no different. According to a recent claimsjournal.com<\/a> report, the manufacturer of the endoscope at the center of the controversy may be at odds with the hospital as to who would be responsible for the outbreak.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After all, the endoscope is reportedly notoriously hard to clean, and the hospital claims that it followed the manufacturer\u2019s protocols. Meanwhile, the manufacturer maintains that meticulous manual sterilization is necessary; which suggests that it believes that the hospital may not have been thorough in cleaning the instruments. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned doctors about the difficulty of completely cleaning these instruments.<\/p>\n

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Last week we highlighted the \u201csuperbug\u201d outbreak at UCLA\u2019s Ronald Reagan Medical Center, where two people died and several others were infected with an antibiotic resistant bacteria called CRE (known as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae). 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