IV contamination at Alabama hospitals under investigation
Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 01:02
in Health & Medicine
Nine patients died and 10 others were sickened this month after receiving a liquid nutrition supplement, but an incident in January may also be linked, a health agency says.— Medical investigators found that infections linked to a contaminated liquid nutrition supplement could have begun two months before officials realized there was a widespread problem at Alabama hospitals, the head of the state health agency said Wednesday.