Possible contamination of organ preservation fluid with Bacillus cereus: The United Kingdom response

Brown, C. S., Chand, M. A., Hoffman, P., Woodford, N., Livermore, D. M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9856-3703, Brailsford, S., Gharbia, S., Small, N., Billingham, E., Zambon, M. and Grant, K. and on behalf of the United Kingdom incident response team (2012) Possible contamination of organ preservation fluid with Bacillus cereus: The United Kingdom response. Eurosurveillance, 17 (18).

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023)
Related URLs:	https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content...
Depositing User:	Sophie Buckingham
Date Deposited:	05 Mar 2013 10:38
Last Modified:	30 Jan 2024 01:36
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/41724
DOI:	10.2807/ese.17.18.20165-en

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