Exclusive: More than 100 UCLA patients may have been exposed to deadly bacteria

Exclusive: More than 100 UCLA patients may have been exposed to deadly infection Los Angeles Times | February 18, 2015 | 3:54 PM More than 100 patients at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center may have been exposed to a potentially deadly bacteria from contaminated medical scopes after similar outbreaks at other hospitals across the country. The Times has learned that seven UCLA patients have been infected by the drug-resistant superbug known as CRE, and the bacteria may have contributed to two of those patients’ deaths. Those numbers may grow as more patients get tested. Read more >>