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Bacterial outbreak at Shands has infected eight in burn unit
By Kristine Crane
Staff writer
Published: Monday, July 29, 2013 at 7:24 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, July 29, 2013 at 7:24 p.m.
A bacterial outbreak that struck the UF Health Shands Hospital's burn unit in March ultimately infected eight patients, the hospital's chief medical officer announced Monday, with one patient still in an isolation unit created in the outbreak's aftermath.
The hospital would not confirm Monday whether any deaths had occurred.
The bacteria, called acinetobacter baumannii, typically affect very sick patients and live on surfaces and in soil, Dr. Timothy Flynn said...
Bacterial outbreak at Shands has infected eight in burn unit
By Kristine Crane
Staff writer
Published: Monday, July 29, 2013 at 7:24 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, July 29, 2013 at 7:24 p.m.
A bacterial outbreak that struck the UF Health Shands Hospital's burn unit in March ultimately infected eight patients, the hospital's chief medical officer announced Monday, with one patient still in an isolation unit created in the outbreak's aftermath.
The hospital would not confirm Monday whether any deaths had occurred.
The bacteria, called acinetobacter baumannii, typically affect very sick patients and live on surfaces and in soil, Dr. Timothy Flynn said...