Contaminated IV solution suspected in 9 patient deaths in Alabama

By Tom Watkins, CNN

March 29, 2011 8:01 p.m. EDT

9 of 19 patients have been killed due to contaminated IV in Alabama. The patients who were infected with bacteria that got into their blood after they were fed intravenously have died in six Alabama hospitals, state health officials said Tuesday."This represents an example of an outbreak that does, unfortunately, occur," Dr. Don Williamson of the Alabama Department of Public Health told reporters in a conference call (cnn.com). I already have fears about going to the hospital, this is just icing in the cake. 


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