393,000 paid to family for medical malpractice

A medical centre and doctor paid $393,000 to a family who claimed medical malpractice. The case centered on the baby daughter who developed a staph infection in her umbilical cord stump. The doctor’s misdiagnosis and delayed treatment allowed the infection to spread and cause serious problems. She developed bacteremia, endocarditis, cerebritis and osteomyelitis.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by St. Joseph News-Press

Related Disease Topics:

• Staph Infection
• Bacteremia
• Endocarditis
• Cerebritis
• Osteomyelitis

Related Symptom Topics:

• Pain
• Fever
• Discoloration
• Swelling
• Inflammation

Article Source Details

About: 393,000 paid to family for medical malpractice

Date: 10 September 2004

Source: St. Joseph News-Press

Author: Danielle Zielinski

URL: http://www.stjoenews-press.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=56713&SectionID=81&SubSectionID=272

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Medical malpractice
• Malpractice and staph infection
• Malpractice and umbilical cord stump
• Malpractice and bacteremia
• Malpractice and endocarditis
• Malpractice and cerebritis
• Malpractice andosteomyelitis
• Misdiganosis and malpractice
• Misdiagnosis and staph infection
• Misdiagnosis of infection
• Misdiagnosis of bacteremia
• Misdiagnosis of endocarditis
• Misdiagnosis of cerebritis
• Misdiagnosis of osteomyelitis
• Misdiagnosis of pain
• Misdiagnosis of fever
• Misdiagnosis of discoloration
• Misdiagnosis of swelling
• Misdiagnosis of inflammation

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