A newborn baby has died and 14 others are suffering from blood poisoning after they were infected by a contaminated batch of liquid food distributed to intensive care units across [b]London[/b] and the [b]south-east of England[/b], reports [s]The Guardian[/s]. The liquid food was being administered by drips. The units had all received supplies from the same batch of liquid feed from [b]ITH Pharma[/b]. The 14 babies that survived were responding to antibiotics but still poorly, said [b]Public Health England[/b]. Since then, three more babies were also confirmed as suffering from blood poisoning, taking the total affected to 18 in nine different hospitals or health trusts, reports [s]The Daily Telegraph[/s].
[link url=http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jun/04/fifteen-babies-infected-fluids-intravenous-drips]Full report in The Guardian[/link]
[link url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/nhs/10879696/Hospital-drips-blood-poisoning-victim-named-as-three-more-cases-confirmed.html]Full report in The Daily Telegraph[/link]