Mexican authorities are investigating the deaths of 13 children suspected to be linked to contaminated bags of intravenous nutrition in four hospitals in central Mexico. <\/p>\n
The children were 14 or younger, say Mexico health officials, who suspect they died from an infection of a multidrug-resistant bacteria Klebsiella oxytoca. <\/p>\n
The deaths took place in three public medical centers and one private clinic in the State of Mexico, according to a statement shared by Mexico\u2019s Health Secretariat on Thursday. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis outbreak is preliminarily linked to intravenous parenteral nutrition solutions or to the supplies used for their application that could be contaminated,\u201d the statement read. <\/p>\n
In total, authorities said they identified 20 possible cases of Klebsiella oxytoca, with 15 being confirmed, four marked as probable and one being ruled out. Seven other children are currently hospitalized and \u201cunder control,\u201d according to the State of Mexico\u2019s secretary of health, Macarena Montoya. <\/p>\n
Health authorities have since issued a nationwide epidemiological alert and ordered the suspension of the use and administration of intravenous solutions from the medical device company Productos Hospitalarios. <\/p>\n
On its website, the company \u2013 which hasn\u2019t made any public statements related to the outbreak – says it has \u201c36 years of experience in the development of innovative solutions for health care.\u201d <\/p>\n
Mexico\u2019s President Claudia Sheinbaum called the situation \u201cvery sad\u201d on Friday and said her government\u2019s objective is to \u201ccare for the families\u201d and determine the cause of the deaths. <\/p>\n
Klebsiella oxytoca is a bacteria notorious for hospital-acquired infections such as pneumonia, urinary tract infection, soft tissue infection and a type of blood poisoning which often leads to septic shock. <\/p>\n
According to the CDC, in hospital settings, \u201cpatients with devices like ventilators (breathing machines) or intravenous (vein) catheters, and patients taking long courses of certain antibiotics are most at risk for Klebsiella infections.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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