Surgical device being investigated after rare infection spreads

By Kate Aubusson
Updated May 7 2017 - 9:43am, first published April 20 2017 - 2:05am

The Australian medicine watchdog is investigating the safety of a vital piece of surgical equipment used in hospitals across the country after four people contracted a rare and serious infection during heart surgery.

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