It was reported that a patient was placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ecmo )with a beq-top 9004# ecc-pack circuit.One week later the patient had positive wound cultures for candida parapsilosis.Subsequently, the patient had multiple positive cultures from multiple sources.The ecmo coordinator indicated that given the patient¿s medical history, positive cultures were not surprising.They were unable to confirm the source of the exposure.The circuit was in use for approximately one month.It was later reported that the patient has expired.There was no reported malfunction o the device.
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