Lawsuit ties tainted wipes to twin's brain damage

[teko]

Rare bacterial infection stumped experts until news of contaminated products surfaced

7/11/11


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43687844/ns/health-tracking_tainted_wipes/t/lawsuit-ties-tainted-wipes-twins-brain-damage/


For nearly four years, a bacterial infection that left a Seattle-area newborn with severe brain damage while his twin brother developed normally has remained a medical mystery, traumatizing his family and stumping local and national disease experts.

Myles Massey, now 3, can’t speak or walk, must be fed through a stomach tube, has little use of the left side of his body and suffers from cerebral palsy and mental delays, all attributed to a rare Bacillus cereus infection that developed after his birth on Sept. 1, 2007.



Courtesy of Aaron Massey
Myles Massey of Kenmore, Wash., developed a systemic Bacillus cereus infection that damaged portions of his brain after his birth in 2007, doctors said.

Myles’ twin brother, Henry, is an active, talkative preschooler. No source of the bacteria was ever found, despite repeated tests by hospital staff and local and state health officials, and advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  


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[MrsPincince]

"An msnbc.com review of the documents shows that FDA inspectors in 2006 found that an H&P Industries Inc. plant in Mukwonago, Wis., “failed to adequately address potential contamination in raw material” used for drug products. In 2002, the firm was cited for failing to “verify the effectiveness of the sanitation process.” An investgation in 2000 found similar problems, inspectors reported".

Why were they allowed to continue manufacturing these products after so many investigations showed wrong doing? My goodness...This poor child! I can't even imagine.....

[el_em_en_oh]

Is this a one-off fluke, or have there been other documented cases? I'm in a place where I can't get to the link to read the full story, so if that's mentioned in the article, apologies.

This is a shame. I feel bad for the poor little guy.

I'm curious if it was his SPECIFIC genetic makeup that adversely reacted to the product, or if the product was fundamentally flawed in some way. If it's just a single case, and this guy is the unlucky biproduct, then surely the company that produced the wipes can't be held liable, can they?

Man... I wish I could read the article.