A baby who was given contaminated hospital feed has died, making that the second death in two weeks.<\/p>\n
Twenty-two babies have developed blood poisoning due to an intravenous fluid supplied by ITH Pharma. The fluid is given to new born babies who cannot eat on their own.<\/p>\n
A recent batch was contaminated with the Bacillus cereus bacterium which causes septicaemia. Ten hospitals throughout England have been affected.<\/p>\n
Public Health England (PHE) has confirmed that a baby given the contaminated feed has died at St Thomas\u2019 Hospital in London. However, it is not thought to be as a result of infection.<\/p>\n
Nine day-old Yousef Al-Kharboush was the first baby to die from the feed on Sunday 1 June. He was also being treated at St Thomas\u2019 Hospital.<\/p>\n
Professor Mike Catchpole, from PHE, said: \u201cInvestigations to date have suggested the source of the Bacillus cereus infection that has affected outbreak cases was the contamination of intravenous liquid products during a single day of production, which are no longer in circulation.<\/p>\n
\u201cPHE is continuing to work with the MHRA [Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency] on this investigation and to ensure all possible lessons from this serious incident are identified.\u201d<\/p>\n
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