Saturday, 6 January 2018

PRO/EDR> Tainted drug - USA (02): injectible arthritis gel, methylobacterium

Chronic/Non-Infectious Disease -- United States
This notice identified the contaminant:
"....an ongoing investigation revealed the presence of _Methylobacterium thiocyanatum_, an alpha proteobacterial class, aerobic Gram negative rod. The microbe is a common airborne organism and is a rare cause of human infections. The species can cause infection in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. Sensitivity analysis is still pending.
A literature search suggests that _Methylobacterium spp_ are susceptible to amikacin, gentamicin,

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2F9O1da

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