Ultrasound Gel Bacterial Contamination Outbreak in 2021 Led to 2 Deaths, 119 Infections: CDC
A CDC report indicates 119 people suffered infections last year in an outbreak linked to bacterial contamination found in ultrasound gel.
A CDC report indicates 119 people suffered infections last year in an outbreak linked to bacterial contamination found in ultrasound gel.
The FDA has announced a recall of all Eco-Med ultrasound gel and lotion products following dozens of reports of bacterial infections.
Following a recent recall due to reports of bacterial infections. the FDA is now advising all healthcare professionals to avoid the use of any Eco-Med ultrasound gel or lotion products.
Several lots of ultrasound gel used in hospitals worldwide has been recalled after reports of more than a dozen bacterial infections.
Other-Sonic ultrasound transmission gel and generic equivalents may have bacterial contamination that could lead to infections, health regulators warned this week. The warning comes in the wake of an outbreak…