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Mercy Medical Center warns patients of possible infection
Mercy Medical Center warns patients of possible infection
A Des Moines hospital is alerting about 2,600 people who had open-heart surgery there from 2012 to 2015 that they might have been exposed to a bacterial infection.The Des Moines Register reports that two of the former Mercy Medical Center patients have been diagnosed with an infection with the germs, called nontuberculous mycobacteria.Iowa Department of Public Health medical director Patricia Quinlisk described the germ as "a cousin to tuberculosis, but it's much less potent and much more slow-growing."
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Open-heart surgery patients contacted about infection risk
Open-heart surgery patients contacted about infection risk
Open-heart surgery patients across Iowa and the USA are being notified of potential infection risk.Mercy Medical Center -- Des Moines said it is notifying open-heart surgery patients of the possible risk associated with a heater-cooler device used with heart-lung machines.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a national health advisory to hospitals of the possible infection risk.
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Iowa hospital warns former patients of possible infection
Iowa hospital warns former patients of possible infection
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines hospital is alerting about 2,600 people who had open-heart surgery there from 2012 to 2015 that they might have been exposed to a bacterial infection.The Des Moines Register reports (http://dmreg.co/2bRmHCJ ) that two of the former Mercy Medical Center patients have been diagnosed with an infection with the germs, called nontuberculous mycobacteria.Iowa Department of Public Health medical director Patricia Quinlisk described the germ as "a cousin to tuberculosis, but it's much less potent and much more slow-growing."
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