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Med Mal News

By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
January 31, 2007

California Children's Hospital Units Closed After Bacterial Infection Outbreak

At East Los Angeles' White Memorial Medical Center, several babies and two older children were infected in or around November and December 2006 with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a common bacteria that can be deadly to those with impaired immune systems. One of the infants apparently died from the bacterial infection, which hospital personnel surmised came from improperly sterilized laryngoscope blades used to insert breathing tubes. Four other infant deaths at the Medical Center in December might also be related to the bacteria, but the facility has stated that further investigation is needed before a determination of the causes of those deaths can be made.

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