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Postrecall Surveillance Following a Multistate Fusarium Keratitis Outbreak, 2004 Through 2006
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To the Editor: A previous US outbreak investigation associated cases of Fusarium keratitis with ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution (Bausch & Lomb Inc, Rochester, New York).1 That study suggested that the outbreak was from failure of the product to adequately disinfect after point-of-use contamination, rather than from intrinsic contamination with Fusarium. The results contributed to a cessation of US product sales on April 13, 2006, and a worldwide recall on May 15, 2006.1 We report results of the postrecall surveillance performed to monitor the effect of product recall.
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Surveillance used passive and active systems. Passive surveillance initiated during the investigation1 was continued postrecall through July 15, 2006, although reports were accepted after that date. In the passive system, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requested local health authorities to investigate and report possible Fusarium keratitis cases reported by clinicians and patients throughout the United States. Confirmed cases . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Gavin B. Grant, MD, MPH
gbgrant@cdc.gov
Epidemic Intelligence Service
Office of Workforce and Career Development
Scott Fridkin, MD
Mycotic Diseases Branch
Division of Bacterial, Foodborne, and Mycotic Diseases
National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases
Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases
Douglas C. Chang, MD
Epidemic Intelligence Service
Office of Workforce and Career Development
Benjamin J. Park, MD
Mycotic Diseases Branch
Division of Bacterial, Foodborne, and Mycotic Diseases
National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases
Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
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