US EditionTwo Premature Babies Died in the Hospital in Bolzano
The bacterium Serratia marcescens found in hospital dish soap caused fatal infections in two premature infants, prompting a criminal probe and recall of all dish soap used in the hospital.
- Two premature babies died within hours of each other from an infection caused by the germ Serratia Marcescens at a hospital in Bolzano, Italy.
- The infection is suspected to have originated from contaminated dishwashing soap, leading to the recall of all industrial dish soap used by the hospital system.
- A criminal investigation has been opened to determine if charges of malpractice or manslaughter are warranted, and the hospital has stopped accepting high-risk premature babies during the investigation.
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All dishwashing detergents used in Bolzano's health facilities were immediately withdrawn.
Two premature babies died at the San Maurizio Hospital from a hospital-acquired infection. Their bodies were attacked by a bacteria that caused sepsis.
The little ones killed by a bacterium spread by a product to clean the dishes The Public Prosecutor's Office aimed at opening a file for manslaughter
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noticiasya.comA criminal investigation was opened after two premature babies died with a few hours of difference during the night of August 12-13 at San Maurizio Hospital, in the city of Bolzano, in the north of...
Two premature babies die from suspected dish soap contamination in Italy
A criminal investigation has been opened after two premature babies died within hours of each other on the night between August 12th and 13th in the San Maurizio Hospital in the northern Italian city of Bolzano, officials said.
A dishwasher cleaner could be the vector of the bacterium that led to the death of two premature infants at the hospital in Bolzano. The health conditions of the other 10 premature infants hospitalized remain stable
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