• Bacteria Outbreak Kills Nine In Six Alabama Hospitals
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[release] An outbreak of Serratia marcescens bacteremia in six Alabama hospitals has killed nine patients and left at least 19 others ill, the Alabama Department of Public health has announced. Serratia marcescens is a type of bacterium found in foods, milk, silkworms, other insects, water and soil. It is a major source of hospital-acquired infection, especially among those with weakened immune systems. Bacteremia means the presence of live bacteria in the bloodstream. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) says it first heard about the outbreak on March 16th when two patients receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) became ill. TPN means the patients were fed intravenously - they receive liquid nutrition through an IV and a catheter. If the equipment is contaminated there is a risk of bacteremia. The Alabama Department of Public Health called in the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The CDC has tracked a single pharmacy as the producer of the tainted TPN - the pharmacy is called Meds IV. It also discovered that the other affected hospitals were also supplied by this pharmacy. The following hospitals have cases of Serratia marcescens bacteremia: Baptist Princeton Baptist Shelby Baptist Prattville Medical West Cooper Green Mercy Select Specialty Hospital in Birmingham The CDC has communicated with Meds IV, which immediately contacted all its customers, warning about potentially tainted equipment. Authorities in Alabama inform that the affected hospitals are no longer using TPNs that were supplied by Meds IV. Meds IV has halted all production. All Meds IV compounded products have been recalled. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) was informed about this recall. According to the CDC and ADPH, the hospitals and Meds IV are cooperating fully with the investigation. The human immune response to bacteremia can cause sepsis and septic shock, which is extremely life-threatening. If bacteria get into the bloodstream they can spread to other parts of the body. Serratia marcescens, also known as S. marcescens can cause infection in the urinary tract, respiratory tract, wounds, and the eye. It is also an uncommon cause of endocarditis and osteomyelitis, especially among individuals who inject drugs recreationally. Most strains of this bacterium are resistant to a significant number of antibiotics because they contain R-factors. [/release] Yikes! Source: [url]http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/220733.php[/url]
Sounds [i]sick[/i].
Its nothing.
[QUOTE=baqua;28903471]Its nothing.[/QUOTE] Shut up it's a zombie outbreak.
this just in every port in madagascar closed
[quote=OP]It is also an uncommon cause of endocarditis and osteomyelitis, especially among individuals who inject drugs recreationally.[/quote] Interesting.. :raise: Don't stick crack needles up your veins, people! :dance:
[QUOTE=baqua;28903471]Its nothing.[/QUOTE] err, people died
[QUOTE=DesolateGrun;28903685]err, people died[/QUOTE] fyi people die in hospitals pretty regularly
Prepare your shotguns, lol zombies, etc. Why is this always the first response? [editline]30th March 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Roo-kie;28903706]fyi people die in hospitals pretty regularly[/QUOTE] Yeah but hospital-aquired infections can be pretty serious. The way they sterilize the buildings there can end up being "superbugs" that are pretty damn resistant to treatment.
Read the title wrong, I thought it said 9 people out of every 6 die
Why the fuck does it have to start here
[QUOTE=TheBrokenHobo;28903721]Prepare your shotguns, lol zombies, etc. Why is this always the first response? [editline]30th March 2011[/editline] Yeah but hospital-aquired infections can be pretty serious. The way they sterilize the buildings there can end up being "superbugs" that are pretty damn resistant to treatment.[/QUOTE] i know this they usually knock the hospital down if it suffers a bacterial of infectious incident they have protocols and stuff for this kind of thing i have seen 3 hospitals knocked as a result of staph in my lifetime
[QUOTE=TheTalon;28903783]Read the title wrong, I thought it said 9 people out of every 6 die[/QUOTE] It's very deadly so some people dies twice.
[QUOTE=Brage Nyman;28903896]It's very deadly so some people dies twice.[/QUOTE] More proof it's zombies! :downs:
Yeah, heard about this while out this morning. Don't know much about the specific company, but it doesn't seem that they ship to too many hospitals in the state. If they were a major one, such as the ones that help provide for UAB, it could be very serious since UAB is such a major and extensive health center. If it had a problem like this, it could cause serious problems for much of the region.
On NPR this afternoon, they said it came from contaminated IV fluids.
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9 people across 6 hospitals? that's hardly an outbreak
Wash your hands after going to the toilet.
Well this sucks cause I live in Alabama
[QUOTE=RG4;28909211]Well this sucks cause I live in Alabama[/QUOTE] No shit? where at? Representing huntsville myself.
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