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Record number:
1301
Adverse Occurrence type:
MPHO Type:
Time to detection:
immediate
Alerting signals, symptoms, evidence of occurrence:
Fever to 40.6°C, chills, hypotensive shock during and after infusion.
Demonstration of imputability or root cause:
Positive cultures in patient and in vial of albumin.
Imputability grade:
3 Definite/Certain/Proven
Groups audience:
Keywords:
Suggest new keywords:
Enterobacter cloacae
albumin contamination
Reference attachment:
Suggest references:
Wang, S.A., Tokars, J.I., Bianchine, P.J., Carson, L.A., Arduino, M.J., Smith, A.L., Hansen, N.C., Fitzgerald, E.A., Epstein, J.S. and Jarvis, W.r. (2000). Enterobacter cloacae bloodstream infections traced to contaminated human albumin. Clin Infect Dis 30(1): 35-40.
Expert comments for publication:
Index case uncovered a multistate outbreak and worldwide withdrawal of Albuminar and related products.