To the Editor: In June and July of 2018, Sphingomonas paucimobilis bacteremia occurred in six patients at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center; the first three cases were diagnosed within 1 week of one another (Table 1). The common source was contaminated hydromorphone that had been…
Cluster of Sphingomonas paucimobilis Bacteremias Linked to Diversion of Intravenous Hydromorphone
To the Editor: In June and July of 2018, Sphingomonas paucimobilis bacteremia occurred in six patients at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center; the first three cases were diagnosed within 1 week of one another (Table 1). The common source was contaminated hydromorphone that had been…