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Written by: Ni Qingjiang
2019-11-25 21:22
Last updated date: 2019-11-25 21:22The Hospital Authority announced that another brand of lubricating gel tested Burkbyium onion. The lubricating gel is mainly used for the ultrasonic inspection procedure. The Administration stated that it received a notice from the Queen Mary Hospital last week to check the B. cepacia in a blood sample of a patient who had used the lubricating gel, and then immediately notified the medical staff. The person deactivated the product.
A HA spokesman said that the lubricating gel is mainly used for ultrasonic inspection procedures. The Bureau received a notice from the Queen Mary Hospital last week that a special meeting of the Central Committee on Infectious Diseases and Emergency Response of the Hospital Authority was notified immediately after the detection of Burkella cepacia in a blood sample of a patient who had used the lubricating gel. The staff stopped the product and took the initiative to test other brands of lubricating gel samples in other public hospitals. As a result, Burkby onion was tested in another lubricating gel.
The spokesman said that the Bureau had notified the hospitals to suspend the two products today (25th) and had arranged to switch to another manufacturer's lubricating gel instead. The HA's related services were not affected.
One confirmed clinical infection
The spokesman said that together with a case previously detected at Queen Mary Hospital, four public hospitals have used patients with lubricating gels to detect Burkella cepacia in blood samples, including Queen Mary Hospital and 屯There are two patients in the hospital. After examination by microbiologists, except for one patient case confirmed by Mary Hospital, the remaining cases were classified as contaminated cases of blood samples. All patients' conditions and treatment were not affected.
The HA has informed the Department of Health about the situation and the parties will continue to follow up with the relevant suppliers.
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