Re: Recall: nasal spray decongestant

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Note CDC's MMWR Dispatch for 03/24/04

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm53d324a1.htm

In addition, from what I understand, B cepacia was previously
classified as a Pseudemonas, but is different than P aeruginosa.

RP

On 3/24/04, dd wrote:
> Found it on sbc, "aureobasidium pullulans"
>
> On 3/24/04, dd wrote:
>> No, and I looked it up! Can't find the post, either.
>> On 3/21/04, ff wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Clarification:
>>>
>>> The investigation referred to below was in Florida and not
>>> related to the Colorado incident.
>>>
>>> ff
>>>
>>>> DD:
>>>>
>>>> Yes, it was recalled due to contamination with pseudomonas,
>>>> whoops!, Burkholderia cepacia.
>>>>
>>>> Pseudomonas aeruginosa was an organism intended to be included
>>>> in the investigation by the state (AEROTECH was the
>>>> contractor).
>>>>
>>>> ff
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I was On 3/21/04, dd wrote:
>>>>> I have no idea, but I had walking pnuemonia after
>>>> exposure.
>>>>> I refused to take the nasal decongestants that were given
>>>> to
>>>>> me because my symptoms got much worse after one dosage.
>>>>> Most of these sprays contain steriods of some sort and that
>>>>> is an immune system supressant. Saline water is best. Guess
>>>>> I'll get the pharmacy company nazis after me now. Just
>>>>> kidding, sort of.
>>>>>
>>>>> Are you referring to the nasal spray itself being
>>>>> contaminated with this bacteria?
>>>>>
>>>>> You are speaking to someone who has been poisoned with
>>>>> chlordane twice, once by landlord who worked at chemical
>>>>> company and the other time by Terminex. Dioxin and a couple
>>>>> of others were in the mix.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 3/21/04, ff wrote:
>>>>>> DD:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The product was recalled after a hospital in Colorado
>>>>>> reported infections and found Burkholderia cepacia, in the
>>>>>> product.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DD, in your research maybe you could find why this
>>>>>> organism, pseudomonas, was renamed Burholderia cepacia.
>>>>>> It is also a common plant pathogen, and that's where I
>>>>>> first saw the name change. Research indicates that a
>>>>>> common fungicide routinely applied to soil (and
>>>>>> incorporated into paints, coatings, and materials) causes
>>>>>> shifts in populations to dominance by pseudomonas.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is pseudomonas on your list of microbes tested for? I'd
>>>>>> place pseudomonas into the group of ignored pathogens in
>>>>>> IAQ situations, along with fusarium and cyanobacteria.
>>>>>> One agency's theory was that the three flourish after
>>>>>> chemical application.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ff

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