A probe has been launched after a baby died from blood poisoning through an infection caught from a suspected contaminated drip.
Public Health England (PHE) said it is investigating 15 cases of septicaemia in babies at six hospitals in England.
The hospitals are: Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust (4 cases), Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (3 cases), Whittington Hospital (1 case), Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (3 cases), CUH Addenbrookes (2 cases) and Luton and Dunstable University Hospital (2 cases).
The hospital at which the baby died is not known.
PHE said the cases have been "strongly linked" with a number of batches of a liquid called parenteral nutrition, which was fed to the babies intravenously.
The liquid allows babies to be fed by bypassing the usual process of eating and digestion.
PHE said the affected babies were in neonatal intensive care units at the hospitals.
A statement said: "Many of the babies were premature and very vulnerable and one baby has sadly died but the others are responding to antibiotic treatment.
"Investigations are ongoing but so far indications show that the cases have been strongly linked with a number of batches of a particular form of intravenous liquid called parenteral nutrition which was given to the babies."
Professor Mike Catchpole, PHE's incident director, said: "We have acted quickly to investigate this issue alongside the MHRA and we have taken action to ensure that the affected batches and any remaining stock of this medicine is not being used in hospitals."
Parenteral nutrition is usually produced under sterilised conditions to cut the risk that the product could result in infections.
PHE said investigations with the company had identified an incident that might have caused the contamination.
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued a Class 1 Drug Alert over the batch of contaminated liquid.
Class 1 is the most critical alert and requires immediate recall. PHE said ITH Pharma Limited, which makes the batch in question, had already issued a recall notice.
The bacteria that has caused the infection is Bacillus cereus, which is found widely in the environment in dust, soil and vegetation.
PHE said most surfaces would test positive for the presence of the bacteria. It produces hardy spores that, in the right conditions, produce a toxin which causes illness.
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