FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

GN 09

MDR report key: 854949 · Received May 18, 2007

Report

Report Number
MW5001916
Event Type
Other
Date Received
May 18, 2007
Date of Event
May 17, 2007
Report Date
May 18, 2007
Manufacturer
BIOMERIEUX
Product Code
LTW
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
MS, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WE PERFORM MICROBIOLOGICAL CULTURES AND SENSITIVITIES AS PART OF ROUTING CLINICAL TESTING. ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVES ARE PERFORMED ON BIOMERIEUX VITEK II. WE SENT A SPECIMEN POSITIVE FOR SHIGELLA SONNEI -GROUP D- TO OUR STATE BOARD OF HEALTH LAB FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING. THEY REGULARLY RE-TEST THE ISOLATES FOR IDENTIFICATION AND SENSITIVITY. WE REPORTED THE SAMPLE AS SENSITIVE TO BACTRIM, WHICH IS THE MOST COMMON RESULT FOR THIS ORGANISM. THEIR SENSITIVITY RESULTS DID NOT MATCH OURS. THEIR TEST WAS PERFORMED ON ANOTHER INSTRUMENT PLATFORM. IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE IF PREVIOUS LOTS OF THESE CARDS ARE INVOLVED BECAUSE WE WON'T BE ABLE TO RE-TEST THOSE ISOLATES. DATES OF USE: TWENTY THREE DAYS IN 2007. DIAGNOSIS OR REASON FOR USE: ISOLATE POSITIVE FOR SHIGELLA SONNEI, SENSITIVITY TESTING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GN 09 VITEK II LTW BIOMERIEUX 106067210
2 GN 13 VITEK II LTW
3 GN 17 VITEK II LTW

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 YR Other