The children were 14 or younger, say Mexico health officials, who suspect they died from an infection of a ...

The federal Ministry of Health is evaluating the intravenous nutrition solutions from the Mexican company SAFE as a possible ...

Mexican health authorities are investigating the death of thirteen children in Mexico after being infected with a bacteria ...

The children were 14 or younger, say Mexico health officials, who suspect they died from an infection of a multidrug-resistant bacteria Klebsiella oxytoca. The deaths took place in three public ...

Mexican health officials on Thursday reported the deaths of 13 children in medical centers in central Mexico due to the possible contamination of IV bags in four health centers. They linked the ...

President says situation ‘under control’ but episode marks new low for underfunded system in ‘critical’ condition.

The death toll from contaminated IV feeding bags has risen to 17 across three states in Mexico. David Kershenobich, Mexico's public health secretary, announced on Tuesday that the deaths comprised 16 ...

Blood cultures and cultures of the tip of a central venous catheter yielded Klebsiella oxytoca. Bullae formed on the limbs, with extensive areas of necrosis (Figure). The infant was treated with ...

The Ministry of Health has issued an epidemiological alert for an outbreak of the Klebsiella oxytoca bacteria, which can infect the blood and cause sepsis.

Seven patients are receiving treatment in hospitals. The bacteria, called Klebsiella oxytoca, has multiple-drug resistance to commonly used antibiotics. The children, all under 14, appeared to ...