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Tonight we take a deeper look at hospital acquired infections and why they are difficult to contain and treat. This week two died and 200 others were exposed to a superbug in southern california. We begin with science and Technology Correspondent jake ward. We are sorry about the anxiety and concern that the situation imposed for the patients and community. Reporter warnings are going outs to 179 patients treated at u. C. L. A. S Ronald Reagan Medical Center all exposed to cre, a superbug. It has been linked to two deaths and infected five others. Its a potent organism that can cause death. Reporter centers for Disease Control says it can be fatal if it reaches the bloodstream. Healthy people dont normally attract it. It strikes in hospitals, Nursing Homes and is linked to endoscopes inserted down the throats of 500,000 patients each year to treat cancer and other ailments of the digestive system. U. C. L. A. Says the bacteria was found on two devices. Hospitals clean the scope, but th

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