9 people apparently dead from tainted IV bags in Alabama

The Health department in Alabama is investigating the deaths of nine hospital patients that might have been caused by the outbreak of bacteria called Serratia marcescens infecting patients through intravenous feeding bags.

Around a dozen more patients have also fallen sick on Tuesday after receiving nutrients from the bags through IV tubes. Officials in charge of investigating the possible outbreak have not yet attributed the deaths to the infection that appeared at six hospitals starting March 16 after using the same intravenous bags produced by the same pharmacy, reported to Bloomberg News.

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