MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Dispatch / Vol. 53, March 24, 2004

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• Alternative Title:
  Manufacturer’s Recall of Nasal Spray Contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia Complex
• Journal Article:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Prevention and Disease Control
• Description:
  This article provides notification of a voluntary recall of over-thecounter oxymetazoline HCl 0.05% nasal spray because of intrinsic contamination with Burkholderia cepacia complex. The nasal spray is distributed as “Major Twice-A-Day 12 Hour Nasal Spray.” The manufacturer (Propharma Inc., Miami, Florida) has recalled lot no. K4496, released in November 2003, with an expiration date of October 2006.
• Content Notes:
  Also published as "Notice to Readers: Manufacturer’s Recall of Nasal Spray Contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia Complex," MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2004; v. 53, no. 11, p. 246.
• Subjects:
  Bacterial Typing Techniques Burkholderia Cepacia Complex Burkholderia Infections Cross Infection Disease Outbreaks Drug Contamination Nasal Decongestants Nasal Sprays Oxymetazoline
• Source:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2004; v. 53, Dispatch
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Subseries:
  Dispatch
• Publisher:
  United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Document Type:
  Text
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  53
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:43c6ab73e47282892bf4b7226cc655ee0d67cdbf0b7b83888685147cf3c2307f94573add168f270ca7538e5874497ea04a54e3e905071590edcc6aac8cd60b8a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/250211/cdc_250211_DS1.pdf
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