A male patient in his 70s has died from blood poisoning after being infected with intestinal bacteria at a hospital in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, hospital officials said Tuesday.
Six other patients at Nippon Medical School Hospital were also infected with intestinal bacteria last month, most likely while receiving intravenous drips, the officials said.
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