According to the findings of the investigation so far, the university clinic in Mainz in the German Rhineland-Palatinate is not responsible for the deaths of three infants who died there as a result of receiving infected intravenous fluid, the head of the Mainz prosecutor’s office said on Friday.
A faulty nutrient bottle with a significant amount of bacteria in it is believed to be a probable cause of infection. We have reason to believe that between filling (the bottle) and its delivery to the university clinic, it was damaged and infected, ‘said the prosecutor Klaus-Peter Mieth of the dpa agency.
Two children died Saturday night and the third died Monday to Tuesday night. Eight other infants had similar signs of disease. (PAP)