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6 deaths linked to 'ongoing outbreak' of fatal bacterium found in certain wet wipes

Last month, the UK Health Security Agency and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency warned Brits to avoid four non-sterile alcohol-free wipe products, citing contamination with Burkholderia stabilis.
Laboratory testing found the wet wipes contaminated with Burkholderia stabilis, and UKHSA warned that non-sterile alcohol-free wipes should not be used on injuries or intravenous lines.
The MHRA coordinated with manufacturers and distributors, and the sale and supply of contaminated wipes has ceased, officials advised consumers to stop using and dispose of implicated products.
Eurosurveillance this month reported 59 confirmed cases in the UK associated with contaminated wipes, and six deaths; five confirmed and one probable, linked to the ongoing outbreak.
People with weakened immune systems, cystic fibrosis, or patients at home with intravenous lines face increased risk, and UKHSA continues monitoring cases in vulnerable patients.

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