document: Family of woman who died after contaminated IV sues BIRMINGHAM , Ala -LRB- Reuters -RRB- - The family of a woman who died after receiving contaminated IV fluid at an Alabama hospital has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the drug company that makes the product . Mary Ellen Kise died at Baptist Health Systems hospital in Prattville , Alabama after receiving a contaminated IV made by Meds IV , LLC . The lawsuit was filed on behalf of her daughter Barbara Young , according to the law firm Beasley , Allen , Crow , Methvin , Portis and Miles . Health authorities confirm that the products - either the fluid or the IV bags containing the fluids - were contaminated with bacteria . But a direct link between the contaminated products and the illness and deaths has yet to be established . The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is assisting the state with the ongoing investigation . '' `` The families who have lost loved ones are not only in shock and grieving their losses , but they are concerned that this problem may be more widespread than is now known , '' '' said Jere L. Beasley , an attorney representing Kise 's family . Reuters e-mail and phone requests for comment from Meds IV and principal Edward Cingoranelli were not answered . The CDC has identified six Alabama hospitals where infections were confirmed - Princeton Baptist Medical Center , Shelby Baptist Medical Center , Cooper Green Mercy Hospital , Medical West , Prattville Baptist Hospital and Select Specialty Hospital , a long-term acute care hospital that operates within Trinity Medical Center . The bacteria found in the products can cause infection in the urinary tract , respiratory tract , eyes , and in wounds . A Birmingham law firm , Hare Wynn Newell and Newton , is working with the families of two other patients who died and one patient who has sustained brain damage after receiving the IV feedings , according to attorney Shay Samples . A Shelby County , Alabama judge has ordered Meds IV not to destroy evidence related to its recall of contaminated product . Baptist Health System spokesman Ross Mitchell said in a statement , '' `` We requested the Court issue this order so that evidence will be safeguarded and available for all parties as we move through this regulatory process . '' ''
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