PLEASE READ - Public advised to stop using certain non-sterile alcohol free wipes
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Dear Colleagues,
We have received information that the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has advised that there have been confirmed cases in an outbreak of Burkholderia Stabilis, associated with several non-sterile alcohol-free wipe products. These have included some serious infections in addition to the attributable death.
Patient groups at highest risk include:
- patients managed at home with intravascular devices
- immunocompromised individuals
- individuals with other risk factors such as cystic fibrosis
No person-to-person transmission has been identified.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) advised the public to stop using and dispose of specific non-sterile, alcohol-free wipes.
The following products were found to be contaminated with the strain of Burkholderia Stabilis causing the current outbreak:
- ValueAid Alcohol Free Cleansing Wipes
- Microsafe Moist Wipe Alcohol Free
- Steroplast Sterowipe Alcohol Free Cleansing Wipes
Testing also revealed contamination of Reliwipe Alcohol Free Cleansing Wipes, with a Burkholderia strain not related to the outbreak cases.
Please check your first aid kits. If found, they should be immediately removed and disposed of appropriately in the standard household waste.
Email address for queries: enquiries@ukhsa.gov.uk