Maryland NICU closed due to potentially fatal bacteria in water pipes

The neonatal intensive care unit at Prince George’s Hospital Center in Cheverly was temporarily shut down after the discovery of potentially deadly bacteria


The neonatal intensive care unit at Prince George’s Hospital Center in Cheverly, Md., was temporarily shut down after the discovery of potentially deadly bacteria in the water pipes near the NICU, according to an article on The Washington Post website.

Nine babies were being transferred to the NICU at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington.

Hospital officials are now working to determine how long the bacteria may have been present in the NICU and how they were introduced. Water enters the hospital through three intakes from a local municipal system that has its own filtration system.

A hospital offical said there are no signs of any problems with water elsewhere in the hospital building. All water entering and leaving the facility will be tested several times and decontaminated, if necessary.

Read the article.

 

 



August 12, 2016


Topic Area: Infection Control


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