Contaminated IV Bags Suspected in Deaths of 13 Mexican Children

Mexican authorities are investigating the deaths of 13 children, aged 14 or younger, potentially linked to contaminated intravenous nutrition bags in four hospitals in central Mexico. The suspected cause is an infection by the multidrug-resistant bacteria Klebsiella oxytoca. A total of 20 cases have been identified, with 15 confirmed. An epidemiological alert has been issued, and the use of IV solutions from Productos Hospitalarios has been suspended. Seven other children remain hospitalized but are stable.