Thursday, 17 November 2016

PRO/EDR> Fungal infection, contaminated drug - USA: (NYC) single oncology clinic

Other Human Disease -- United States
On 24 May 2016, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene notified CDC of 2 cases of _Exophiala dermatitidis_ bloodstream infections among patients with malignancies who had received care from a single physician at an outpatient oncology facility (clinic A). Review of 1 Jan 2016 - 31 May 2016 microbiology records identified _E. dermatitidis_ bloodstream infections in 2 additional patients who also had received care at clinic A. All 4 patients had implanted vascular access ports

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2g0dJDg

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