Epidemiologic Notes and Reports
Update on Contaminated Prepodyne Solution
CDC has confirmed contamination of 2 additional lots of
Prepodyne
Solution (manufactured by West Chemical, Inc.) (1).* Lot C203137
(1-pint bottles) is contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and
lot
C203197 (1-pint bottles) is contaminated with an unidentified
gram-negative rod. One lot (C203197) was not distributed, and the
other was distributed only to 2 hospitals. The distributor
(AMSCO/Medical Products Division of American Sterilizer Co.) has
notified the 2 hospitals that received the contaminated lot
concerning
the recent laboratory results. Currently, the company is
performing
microbiologic sampling of lots manufactured since August 1981 and
of
new lots before they are released. No additional incidence of
patient
infection has been reported to be associated with the use of
Prepodyne
Solution. Investigation by CDC and FDA is continuing.
Reported by Hospital Infections Program, Hepatitis and Viral
Enteritis
Div, Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC.
Reference
CDC. Pseudomonas aeruginosa peritonitis attributed to a
contaminated iodophor solution--Georgia. MMWR 1982;31:197-8.
*Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply
endorsement by the Public Health Serivce or the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.
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