Burkholderia cepacia outbreak possibly linked to Nurse Assist saline flushes investigated in NJ, PA and MD

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the New Jersey Board of Pharmacy, the New Jersey Department of Health and other state health departments are investigating a multistate outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia) bloodstream infections possibly associated with pre-filled saline flushes. The New Jersey Department of Health was notified ["]