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[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
C S Brown (
)<SUP>1</SUP>, M A Chand<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, P Hoffman<SUP>3</SUP>, N Woodford<SUP>4</SUP>, D M Livermore<SUP>4</SUP>, S Brailsford<SUP>5</SUP>, S Gharbia<SUP>6</SUP>, N Small<SUP>7</SUP>, E Billingham<SUP>8</SUP>, M Zambon<SUP>1</SUP>, K Grant<SUP>9</SUP>, on behalf of the United Kingdom incident response team
Citation style for this article: Brown CS, Chand MA, Hoffman P, Woodford N, Livermore DM, Brailsford S, Gharbia S, Small N, Billingham E, Zambon M, Grant K, on behalf of the United Kingdom incident response team. Possible contamination of organ preservation fluid with Bacillus cereus: the United Kingdom response. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(18)
ii=20165. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20165
Date of submission: <HR>We describe here the United Kingdom (UK) response following the recent international recall of an organ preservation fluid owing to potential Bacillus cereus contamination. This fluid is used for the transport of solid organs and pancreatic islet cells for transplant. We detail the response mechanisms, including the initial risk stratification, investigatory approaches, isolate analysis and communications to professional bodies. This report further lays out the potential need for enhanced surveillance in UK transplant patients.
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Eurosurveillance, Volume 17, Issue 18, 03 May 2012
Rapid communications
Possible contamination of organ preservation fluid with Bacillus cereus: the United Kingdom response
Rapid communications
Possible contamination of organ preservation fluid with Bacillus cereus: the United Kingdom response
C S Brown (
- Microbiology Services Division, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
- University College London Hospitals and Microbiology Services Division, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
- Laboratory of Healthcare-associated Infection, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
- Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring & Reference Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
- Immunisation, Hepatitis and Blood Safety Department, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Bioanalysis and Horizon Technologies - Applied and Functional Genomics Unit, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
- Imaging Acute and Community Care, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, London, United Kingdom
- NHS Blood and Transplant, London, United Kingdom
- Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Pathogens, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
Citation style for this article: Brown CS, Chand MA, Hoffman P, Woodford N, Livermore DM, Brailsford S, Gharbia S, Small N, Billingham E, Zambon M, Grant K, on behalf of the United Kingdom incident response team. Possible contamination of organ preservation fluid with Bacillus cereus: the United Kingdom response. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(18)
ii=20165. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20165 Date of submission: <HR>We describe here the United Kingdom (UK) response following the recent international recall of an organ preservation fluid owing to potential Bacillus cereus contamination. This fluid is used for the transport of solid organs and pancreatic islet cells for transplant. We detail the response mechanisms, including the initial risk stratification, investigatory approaches, isolate analysis and communications to professional bodies. This report further lays out the potential need for enhanced surveillance in UK transplant patients.