Faulty bag caused blood poisoning From: The Independent - London | Date: July 21, 1995| Author: LIZ HUNT Medical Correspondent | Copyright 1995 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

LIZ HUNT

Medical Correspondent

A blood bag tested after a patient became seriously ill after a transfusion, was infected with a blood-poisoning microbe, it was revealed yesterday.

Scientists at the Oxford Blood Transfusion Centre said they had found evidence of the bacterium in the Tuta bag, one of thousands which had to be withdrawn after a faulty seal was identified in some of the bags.

However, the National Blood Authority said last night that there was no eviden...

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