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Archive > April, 2003 Vol. IV, No. 4

This Just In

Edited by Bill Meltzer

Infection Controversy Update
FDA Pseudomonas Outbreak Probe Continues; Steris Responds to Hospital Letter
As an FDA investigation continues, debate remains heated over who is at fault for a bacteria outbreak that killed one and sickened 16 in October at Pittsburgh's Allegheny General Hospital (AGH).

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