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| A second baby given suspected contaminated hospital feed has died, according to Public Health England. | A second baby given suspected contaminated hospital feed has died, according to Public Health England. |
| Twenty two babies are being treated with blood poisoning in connection with the outbreak. | |
| The death, at St Thomas' Hospital in London, is not thought to be a result of blood poisoning from the feed. | |
| Public Health England (PHE) and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) are investigating the outbreak. | |
| All the infected babies were being fed a liquid mixture of nutrients directly into their bloodstream, which happens when newborns are unable to eat on their own. | |
| PHE said the babies developed septicaemia or blood poisoning from the Bacillus cereus bacterium, which has been "strongly linked" to an intravenous fluid supplied by ITH Pharma. | |
| A spokesperson for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust said: "We can confirm that a baby involved in the investigation has sadly died, but it is not believed to be related to the infection. | |
| "The baby was clear of the infection at the time of death." | |
| The babies are being treated are at 10 hospitals across England: | |
| There have been no new infections since 2 June. | |
| Prof Mike Catchpole, from PHE, said: "Investigations to date have suggested the source of the Bacillus cereus infection that has affected outbreak cases was the contamination of intravenous liquid products during a single day of production, which are no longer in circulation. | Prof Mike Catchpole, from PHE, said: "Investigations to date have suggested the source of the Bacillus cereus infection that has affected outbreak cases was the contamination of intravenous liquid products during a single day of production, which are no longer in circulation. |
| "PHE is continuing to work with the MHRA on this investigation and to ensure all possible lessons from this serious incident are identified." | "PHE is continuing to work with the MHRA on this investigation and to ensure all possible lessons from this serious incident are identified." |
| What is Bacillus cereus? |