Surgeon Infected Patients During Heart Procedure, Cedars-sinai Admits

Sat, 12/08/2012 - 1:29am — By Anna Gorman, Los Angeles Times

The hospital says five people were accidentally infected when tears in surgical gloves allowed bacteria on the doctor's hands to pass into patient's hearts.

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