Nine patients have died and another 10 were treated for infections caused by contaminated intravenous feeding bags at six different Alabama hospitals, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Hospitals where the serratia marcescens bacteria outbreak occurred include Baptist Princeton Medical Center, Cooper Green Mercy Hospital and Select Specialty Hospital, all in Birmingham, Ala.; Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster; Medical West Hospital in Bessemer; and Prattville (Ala.) Baptist Hospital.
The maker of the bags, Birmingham-based Meds IV, has recalled them, and state and federal regulators are investigating the contamination, according to the report.
Read the Bloomberg Businessweek report on the Alabama infection outbreak.
Read Becker's coverage on infection control:
- Study: Higher Nurse Staffing Levels Can Reduce Infection Rates
- Making Patient Safety Initiatives Profitable
Hospitals where the serratia marcescens bacteria outbreak occurred include Baptist Princeton Medical Center, Cooper Green Mercy Hospital and Select Specialty Hospital, all in Birmingham, Ala.; Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster; Medical West Hospital in Bessemer; and Prattville (Ala.) Baptist Hospital.
The maker of the bags, Birmingham-based Meds IV, has recalled them, and state and federal regulators are investigating the contamination, according to the report.
Read the Bloomberg Businessweek report on the Alabama infection outbreak.
Read Becker's coverage on infection control:
- Study: Higher Nurse Staffing Levels Can Reduce Infection Rates
- Making Patient Safety Initiatives Profitable