hatsuo
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IV contaminated in alabama
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mycrofft
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IV fluid foreign substances are not uncommon. Nor is Serratia.
According to an article we read in nursing college, IV solutions as a class have frequently been found to contain plastic debris from manufacture, traces of plastics-related chemicals. This does not address microflora or fauna, or the debris blood starts to generate as it nears expiration date, or pharmaceutical booboos, or even mistaken labelled IV bags.
We are a remarkably hardy species.
Serratia...go to your local supermarket's produce section, look at the sprayers over the produce. Serratias like cool, wet conditions, and if you take a close look you can ususally find a grey beard of fungus, a pink to red stain of Serratia, or both. The bottom of your plastic shower curtains may show the red stain. I used to always humble the hospitals my Guard unit was sent to for two weeks by taking apart their cold air humidifers and showing them S. marcessens growing inn the hub of the rapidly spionning wheel they formely used.
According to an article we read in nursing college, IV solutions as a class have frequently been found to contain plastic debris from manufacture, traces of plastics-related chemicals. This does not address microflora or fauna, or the debris blood starts to generate as it nears expiration date, or pharmaceutical booboos, or even mistaken labelled IV bags.
We are a remarkably hardy species.
Serratia...go to your local supermarket's produce section, look at the sprayers over the produce. Serratias like cool, wet conditions, and if you take a close look you can ususally find a grey beard of fungus, a pink to red stain of Serratia, or both. The bottom of your plastic shower curtains may show the red stain. I used to always humble the hospitals my Guard unit was sent to for two weeks by taking apart their cold air humidifers and showing them S. marcessens growing inn the hub of the rapidly spionning wheel they formely used.
Right now both the grocery store produce sprayers as well as AC units are being listed as likely places to find Legionella species.
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