InjuryJSC
BBL SEPTICHEK
Received Sep 21, 1994 · Event occurred Sep 16, 1994
Report MW1003464 · MDR key 16301
Device
Generic name
Blood Culture Media
Manufacturer
Becton Dickinson Microbiology SystemsCatalog number
4343181
Lot number
0518F43KE,0518F43KC,0518F44KD
Product problems
- Contamination
Patient
*
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
POSITIVE BLOOD CULTURE ISOLATES ON 2 NEW PTS DETECTED 9/16/94, WERE IDENTIFIED AS C. GUILLIERMONDII. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AS WELL AS OTHER FACTORS AGAIN MADE THESE SUSPICIOUS FOR CONTAMINATION. INVESTIGATION OF IMPLICATED SLIDES YIELDED A C. GUILLIERMONDII CONTAMINANT (1 OF 100). OTHER LOT NUMBERS WERE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND TO HAVE RHODOTORULA RUBRA AND BACILLUS CONTAMINANTS. ALSO SEE 1003451. ADD'L LOT NUMBER: 0518G43KE.