Coverage dated December 5, 2024

Deaths of 13 children in Mexico may be linked to IV bag contamination, authorities say

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Mexican health authorities are investigating the death of thirteen children in Mexico after being infected with a bacteria that most probably originated in IV feeding bags.

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  1. KRDO

    Deaths of 13 children in Mexico may be linked to IV bag contamination, authorities say (opens KRDO)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Mexican authorities are investigating the deaths of 13 children suspected to be linked to contaminated bags of intravenous nutrition in four hospitals in central Mexico. The children were 14 or younger, say Mexico health officials, who suspect they died from an infectio…

  2. NBC News

    Mexican authorities investigate deaths of 13 children possibly linked to contaminated IV bags (opens NBC News)

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    Mexican health authorities are investigating the death of thirteen children in Mexico after being infected with a bacteria that most probably originated in IV feeding bags.

  3. CBS News

    Contaminated IV bags suspected in death of 13 children in Mexico (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Mexico's federal health department said the children appeared to have died from a blood infection after an outbreak of a multidrug-resistant bacteria.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    13 children die in Mexico from suspected contaminated IV bags (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Thirteen children under the age of 14 have died at hospitals in central Mexico, and authorities suspect contaminated IV feeding bags.

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