UK: 23 babies affected from blood poisoning- 3rd death reported

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Source: http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/baby-died-six-others-intensive-7218375

A baby has died and six others are in intensive care from blood poisoning in Westminster and Chelsea hospitals
Jun 04, 2014 18:54
By Goolistan Cooper
A total of 15 have been affected across the country, thought to have been caused by infected feed

A baby has died and six babies are being cared for in neonatal intensive care units at Chelsea and Westminster and St Thomas' hospitals after contracting blood poisoning.

The sick babies, including one who died St Thomas' Hospital, are believed to have been fed from a contaminated batch of specialised feed.

There have been a total of 15 cases reported to Public Health England (PHE) of septicaemia caused by the Bacillus cereus bacteria from hospitals across the country...

 

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Re: UK: 23 babies affected from blood poisoning- 3rd death reported

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...ath-linked-to-contaminated-hospital-drip.html


Third baby death linked to contaminated hospital drip
By Laura Donnelly, Health Editor

6:54PM BST 01 Jul 2014

A third baby has died after being infected with blood poisoning from contaminated feeding tubes in NHS neonatal care units.

A public health alert was issued last month after 15 babies were found to be suffering from infections linked to intravenous infant nutrition feed produced by a private company ITH Pharma...