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Children's Hospital investigated five patient deaths from deadly fungal disease in 2009.

April 30, 2014

Duffy J, Harris J, Gade L, et al. The Pediatric infectious disease journal. 2014;33(5):472-6.

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Reporting on the investigation into an incident where five pediatric patients died after acquiring a health care–associated infection, this newspaper article describes how delays in diagnosis and treatment along with inadequate communication contributed to patient harm.

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