article_snippet: However, the germ may have been transmitted through a duodenoscope  during procedures performed between last August and January.
article_snippet: the germ may have been transmitted through a duodenoscope during procedures performed between last August and January (above illustration of how a duodenum is used during procedures)
highlights_snippet: Hospital said germ may have been transmitted through a duodenoscope during procedures performed between last August and January .
  