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On Mar 30, 11:13 am, Sidney Limbaugh <slipuva...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> "Alabama  --  Nine Dead In Bacterial Outbreak"
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> Authorities in Alabama have reported that they are investigating an
> outbreak of Serratia marcescens bacteremia. This is a bacterial
> infection of the blood. It has so far been detected in 19 patients at
> six different hospitals in Alabama.
>
> All of those infected have been treated with total parenteral
> nutrition (TPN) which is an injected solution with nutritional values.
>
> Dr. Jim McVay, a senior official with the Alabama Department of Public
> Health said: “Of the 19 that received the substance, nine of those are
> no longer living … These were very fragile individuals and it’s not
> clear whether the bacteria contributed to their deaths,”
>
> He added: “Authorities identified bacteria first in the patients and
> then ran cultures on the TPN.”
>
> An official statement for the department read: “TPN is liquid
> nutrition fed through an IV using a catheter. Use of contaminated
> products may lead to bacterial infection of the blood.”
>
> A pharmacy that dispensed the medicine has been investigated. A
> voluntary recall has been issued.
>
> The affected hospitals are Baptist Princeton, Baptist Shelby, Baptist
> Prattville, Medical West, Cooper Green Mercy and Select Specialty
> Hospital in Birmingham.
>
> [Posted by rupertc on Mar 30th, 2011 and filed under Health &
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