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Why is a hospital machine tied to superbugs still in use?

By Bloomberg  
   May 27, 2016

Six months ago, the FDA said a machine tied to a deadly superbug outbreak should be taken off the market “as soon as possible” to protect public health. Twice. But the machine, which uses water, disinfectant, and sound waves to clean certain surgical instruments, remains in use for some of those instruments after FDA officials backed down. And no one is saying precisely why.

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