Contaminated IV bags suspected in death of 13 children in Mexico

Thirteen children under the age of 14 died in central Mexico and authorities said they suspect contaminated IV feeding bags as the culprit.

The federal Health Department ordered doctors across Mexico to not use IV feeding bags by the company Productos Hospitalarios S.A de C.V., after an apparent outbreak of the multidrug-resistant bacteria known as Klebsiella oxytoca.

The bacteria were first detected in November at three government hospitals and one private one in the State of Mexico, on the outskirts of Mexico City, officials said Thursday.