Three more baby blood-poisoning cases linked to drip-fed fluid

Three additional cases of blood poisoning linked to a batch of intravenous fluid given to babies have been identified by health officials.

Thu, 05 Jun, 2014 - 16:26

Three additional cases of blood poisoning linked to a batch of intravenous fluid given to babies have been identified by health officials.

Public Health England (PHE) said yesterday that a batch of a food supplement was “strongly linked” to the death of one baby and the illness of 14 others.

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