Alerta De Seguridad para ETEST XM256 (Cefuroxime) FOAM and SPB

Según Department of Health, este evento ( alerta de seguridad ) involucró a un dispositivo médico en Hong Kong que fue producido por BioMerieux.

¿Qué es esto?

Las alertas proporcionan información importante y recomendaciones sobre los productos. Aunque se haya emitido una alerta, esto no significa necesariamente que el producto se considera peligroso. Las alertas de seguridad, dirigidas a trabajadores de la salud y a usuarios, pueden incluir retiro de equipos. Pueden ser escritas por los fabricantes, pero también por funcionarios del área de salud.

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  • Tipo de evento
    Safety alert
  • Fecha
    2017-01-25
  • Fecha de publicación del evento
    2017-01-25
  • País del evento
  • Fuente del evento
    DH
  • URL de la fuente del evento
  • Notas / Alertas
    Hong Kong data is current through September 2018. All of the data comes from the Department of Health (Hong Kong), except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of data from the U.S. and Hong Kong.
  • Notas adicionales en la data
    Medical Device Safety Alert
  • Causa
    Medical device safety alert: biomerieux etest xm256 (cefuroxime) foam and spb medical device manufacturer, biomerieux, has issued field safety notices (fsn) concerning its etest xm256 (cefuroxime) foam and spb (foam reference numbers: 506958, 506918 and spb reference numbers: 412304, 412305) an analysis was performed on the essential agreement rate reflecting the minimum inhibitory concentrations (mic) result obtained by the product for a significant strains kit including enterobacteriaceae, haemophilus and s. pneumonia species. then, an additional analysis was done on the clinical categorization of the strains based on clsi guidance. according to the manufacturer, the following have been identified: the investigation confirmed a potential performance issue on strains categorization for streptococcus pneumoniae and for enterobacteriaceae strains limited to oral cefuroxim breakpoints and based on 2016 clsi clinical standards only: for streptococcus pneumoniae on etestr xm256 (cefuroxime) foam and spb that could lead to minor error on clinical strains false susceptible result instead of intermediate results with bmd (broth micro dilution) reference method false intermediate result instead of resistant results with bmd reference method for enterobacteriaceae on etestr xm256 (cefuroxime) foam and spb that could lead to minor error on clinical strains: false susceptible result instead of intermediate results with ad (agar dilution) reference method false intermediate result instead of resistant results with ad reference method. products perform within the specification when using the 2016 eucast guidelines. as the result of the referenced issue, the potential hazard is to obtain minor error (susceptible instead of intermediate or intermediate instead of resistant) on strain categorization for streptococcus pneumoniae and for enterobacteriaceae strains only when using the 2016 clsi clinical breakpoints defined for cefuroxime oral forms. the affected users are advised to follow the instructions and implement the actions as indicated in the fsn. according to the local supplier, the affected products are distributed in hong kong. if you are in possession of the products, please contact your supplier for necessary actions. posted on 25 january 2017.

Device

  • Modelo / Serial
  • Descripción del producto
    Medical Device Safety Alert: BioMerieux ETEST XM256 (Cefuroxime) FOAM and SPB
  • Manufacturer

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