article_snippet: Seven hospital patients at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center were infected with the deadly superbug CRE -- also known as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae -- from October to January, according to hospital officials.
article_snippet: Two of Seven hospital patients at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center died.
article_snippet: Seven hospital patients at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center caught the deadly superbug CRE -- also known as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae -- from October to January after routine endoscopic treatments.
article_snippet: Hospital officials believe two medical scopes that still carried the deadly bacteria even after disinfection guidelines were followed were the cause of the superbug outbreak.
article_snippet: Four other patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles have also been infected with  the superbug linked to a contaminated  duodenoscope, according to a statement released by the hospital.
article_snippet: In its statement, Olympus wrote: "The emergence of drug-resistant microorganisms is a challenge to the entire health care community.  
highlights_snippet: Medical device is connected to CRE outbreak in California that's left two people dead .