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A third baby has died after receiving intravenous feed in a hospital from a batch contaminated with bacteria, it has been confirmed.A third baby has died after receiving intravenous feed in a hospital from a batch contaminated with bacteria, it has been confirmed.
Public Health England has not identified the hospital or the baby who died. Officials say this is a new case. The baby did not immediately develop sepsis (blood poisoning) as a result of the feed. Microbiological tests later showed that the bacterial strain implicated in the outbreak was present. Public Health England has not identified the hospital or the baby who died. Officials say this is a new case.
The baby did not immediately develop sepsis (blood poisoning) as a result of the feed. Microbiological tests later showed that the bacterial strain implicated in the outbreak was present.
This makes a total of 23 vulnerable babies who are thought to have been infected as they were fed through a drip directly into the bloodstream – 19 confirmed and four possible cases.This makes a total of 23 vulnerable babies who are thought to have been infected as they were fed through a drip directly into the bloodstream – 19 confirmed and four possible cases.
Of those, three babies have died and their deaths have been referred to the coroner to decide what part the infected feed played. All the babies were being drip-fed in intensive care units and were premature. Many will have been ill before they received the drip containing what is known as parenteral nutrition, a formula that contains all the nutrients the frail and sickly babies need. Most responded to antibiotics.Of those, three babies have died and their deaths have been referred to the coroner to decide what part the infected feed played. All the babies were being drip-fed in intensive care units and were premature. Many will have been ill before they received the drip containing what is known as parenteral nutrition, a formula that contains all the nutrients the frail and sickly babies need. Most responded to antibiotics.
Doctors for two of the babies who died – the first and the latest – believe the feed may have played a part in the deaths, but those who were treating the second baby who died, at St Thomas' hospital in London, believe it was not a factor. The first baby to die was nine-day-old Yousef Al-Kharboush, also at St Thomas'. Doctors for two of the babies who died – the first and the latest – believe the feed may have played a part in the deaths, but those who were treating the second baby who died, at St Thomas's hospital in London, believe it was not a factor. The first baby to die was nine-day-old Yousef Al-Kharboush, also at St Thomas's.
Officials from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are still investigating, they said in a statement. They revealed that the contamination is thought to have occurred within a sterile area of the manufacturing plant in northwest London, although they decline to say exactly what happened. Officials from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are still investigating, they said in a statement. They revealed that the contamination is thought to have occurred within a sterile area of the manufacturing plant in north-west London, although they decline to say exactly what happened.
That runs counter to the account given by the manufacturers, ITH Pharma, in June, when news broke of the contamination. The company suggested that the cause was a contaminated raw ingredient which had been delivered to the plant.That runs counter to the account given by the manufacturers, ITH Pharma, in June, when news broke of the contamination. The company suggested that the cause was a contaminated raw ingredient which had been delivered to the plant.