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Amputee Settles Suit Against Hospital

By Edward Bills

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A Florida woman who contracted flesh-eating bacteria after giving birth in an Orlando maternity ward has settled her lawsuit against the hospital. According to the lawsuit, doctors tried to discharge Claudia Mejia Edwards despite evidence of a rash, fever, chills and other symptoms. Doctors later determined that Edwards had a Group A Streptococcal infection. Both of Edwards' arms and legs were amputated in order to control the infection. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on May 21, 2009 (boomark / email).

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