Superbug Linked to At Least 2 Deaths At UCLA Hospital; Over 100 Potentially Exposed

More than 100 patients at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center have been exposed to a potentially deadly 'Superbug'.

Reported by ABC 7, The hospital said in a statement that the exposure of the drug-resistant bacteria happened: "during complex endoscopic procedures between October 2014 and January 2015".

At least two people have died among seven that are infected with the superbug known as 'CRE', According to the L.A. Times.  According to the hospital, the scopes used during the procedures were sterilized, but following an internal investigation they found that CRE "may have been transmitted during a procedure that uses this specialized scope to diagnose and treat pancreaticobiliary diseases", as reported by ABC 7.

The two scopes used have been removed and the hospital is now in the process of decontamination.

All public health authorities were notified