Four people in three states developed sepsis after receiving bacteria-contaminated platelet transfusions between May and October last year. One of the four patients died.
Four people in three states developed sepsis after receiving bacteria-contaminated platelet transfusions between May and October last year, according to a US government report released Thursday. One of the four patients died.
The source of the bacterial contamination of the platelets isn't clear. An analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the bacteria were closely related, and the contamination might be from a common source. An investigation is underway.Sepsis, a medical emergency, occurs when an existing infection triggers an extreme response and chain reaction throughout the body, possibly leading to tissue damage, organ failure and death.
Over the past decade, ACBC organisms, which can cause pneumonia acquired from ventilators and infections of the urinary tract, surgical wounds and the bloodstream, have shown an increased resistance to antimicrobials, with some strains now resistant to all commonly used antibiotics. Staphylococcus saprophyticus bacteria usually do not cause infections outside a health care setting, but in hospitals and other facilities, infections can turn serious or even fatal.
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