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If it was the same strain as genotyped, it would have been an outbreak. Considering that bacteria is everywhere, if it was an actual outbreak it would be the s
by OrvalWintermute 4y ago
If it was the same strain as genotyped, it would have been an outbreak.
Considering that bacteria is everywhere, if it was an actual outbreak it would be the same strain.
Now, there should be as little contamination as possible, but the reality is that levels of sterility always vary, and it is a certain amount of contaminants in PPM or PPB.
- LorenPechtel 4y agoThe plant doesn't have anything that matches and no contamination of the remaining formula was found, but we do seem to have a common point of contagion. This makes me think that perhaps what's really going on is the actual problem was not contamination of the formula, but contamination of the packaging coupled with imperfect handling.
- OrvalWintermute 4y agoEven if it was contamination of the packaging, it would be the same strain. What we appear to have instead is an unfortunate tragedy. While the facility may need some better procedures and a cleanup, it apparently is not a contamination issue starting at the facility, and being linked through the identical strain to the deaths.
- LorenPechtel 4y agoWhat I'm saying is that there might have been more general contamination in areas that weren't required to be clean. They might not even have searched as there's no expectation of sterility of the outside of the container. From a practical standpoint we normally do not care if our hands touch an apparently clean container and then have contact with food but that is a possible route of contamination. A clean, dry container is very unlikely to harbor a pathogen that poses a threat so we do not normally act as if it's a contaminated surface--but that doesn't mean it's impossible for it to pose a hazard.