This is an official
CDC HEALTH UPDATE
Distributed via Health Alert Network
Friday, April 08, 2005, 18:05 EDT (6:05 PM EDT)
CDCHAN-00226-2005-04-08-UPD-N
Update of Serratia marcescens
Bacteremia Associated with Contaminated Magnesium Sulfate
In
follow-up to the previous notification of S. marcescens bacteremia
associated with contaminated magnesium sulfate from PharMEDium (March 18,
2005), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug
Administration have obtained new information in their ongoing investigation.
Because evidence exists to implicate at least three contaminated PharMEDium
lots of magnesium sulfate, CDC recommends that magnesium sulfate solution from Pharmedium
not be administered to patients until the scope of contamination can be
determined. PharMEDium is voluntarily recalling all 50 ml. magnesium
sulfate admixtures. These 50 ml preparations will not be available until
further notice.
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