Gwen Baumgardner: RIGHT NOW — THE C-D-C IS INVESTIGATING A TUBERCULOSIS OUTBREAK THAT INFECTED MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE.
THE OUTBREAK IS BEING LINKED TO A MEDICAL PUTTY THAT HELPS HEAL BONES AFTER SPINAL SURGERIES.
CONTAINERS OF THIS MEDICAL PUTTY WERE CONTAMINATED WITH T-B AND THEN USED ON 113 PATIENTS…
BEFORE A RECALL BY THE DEVELOPER AZIYO BIOLOGICS.
OF THOSE TREATED WITH THE MEDICAL PUTTY…8 PEOPLE DIED.
THOUGH THE CAUSE OF THEIR DEATHS IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED.
THE CEO FOR AZIYO SAYS “WE ARE COMMITTED TO A THOROUGH, TIMELY AND TRANSPARENT INVESTIGATION INTO THE ROOT CAUSE OF THESE INFECTIONS.”
LAST WEEK, A PATIENT INFECTED BY TB FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE COMPANY.