Burkholderia cepacia outbreak linked to prefilled saline flush syringes now 149 cases
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#21G0D)
The number of Burkholderia cepacia bloodstream infections associated with contaminated prefilled saline flush syringes has increased by more than 100 in the past month, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). On Oct. 9, this site reported at least 36 potential cases of B. cepacia linked to Nurse Assist I.V. Flush Syringes in four ["]
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