Outbreak of Adverse Reactions Associated with Contaminated Heparin
Author(s) -
David B. Blossom,
Alexander J. Kallen,
Priti R. Patel,
Alexis Elward,
Luke N. Robinson,
GanPan Gao,
Róbert Langer,
Kiran M. Perkins,
Jennifer L. Jaeger,
Katie Kurkjian,
Marilyn C. Jones,
Sarah Schillie,
Nadine Shehab,
Daniel Ketterer,
Ganesh Venkataraman,
Takashi Kishimoto,
Zachary Shriver,
Ann McMahon,
K. Frank Austen,
Steven Kozlowski,
Arjun Srinivasan,
George Turabelidze,
Carolyn V. Gould,
Matthew J. Arduino,
Ram Sasisekharan
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0806450
Subject(s) - medicine , heparin , vial , adverse effect , outbreak , intensive care medicine , surgery , pathology , chemistry
In January 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began a nationwide investigation of severe adverse reactions that were first detected in a single hemodialysis facility. Preliminary findings suggested that heparin was a possible cause of the reactions.
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