Tuberculin administered to children in Baltata could have been expired, hypothesis

10.05.2012 16:04
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The use-by date of the tuberculin for the Mantoux test that was administered to children in Baltata, Criuleni might have been expired. This is one of the hypotheses discussed in the village, the head of the public association “Moldova mea” Fiodor Ghelici told a news conference. Many children were taken to the hospital with side effects that appeared after they were given the preparation, Info-Prim Neo reports. Fiodor Ghelici said that he found out about this case from his relatives living in Baltata. Tens of children were admitted to the reanimatology section, but the authorities are trying to hush this up. The locals say the doctors also did not use appropriate syringes for administering the preparation. Some of the children had fever, hypertension or experienced faintness. When a teacher asked to stop doing the Mantoux test, the doctors continued, arguing these symptoms are due to the psycho-emotional factor (fear). They called ambulances only when the children started to lose consciousness. Members of “Moldova mea” went to the scene, but found no syringe or ampoule that they could examine. According to Fiodor Ghelici, the local doctor could not tell the exact name of the administered preparation and when it was produced. In the same news conference, a mother said that her daughter felt sick after she was given tuberculin. She was taken to the hospital together with other girls. She was subject to perfusion, but the doctors insisted that it was a reaction to stress. “How can it be a simple reaction if my daughter hardly walked the second day?” she asked. A young man who took part in the conference said that some of his classmates were also admitted to the hospital because they fainted and were put on perfusion. He heard that the students in Baltata were used to test a preparation. The members of the association said that the children were discharged from the hospital immediately after the press found out about this case, so as not to cause panic. Igor Caldare said that “Moldova mea” earlier also informed the public about expired medications brought into the country, but the authorities did not react. According to him, such cases happen because the authorities pursue certain financial goals. On May 8, some of the students of the school in Baltata were taken to the hospital after they were administered tuberculin. The Ministry of Health said that after they were examined at the Mother and Child Scientific Health Researches Institute, it was established that the fear was the decisive factor, fueled by the weather conditions.