A report has found a salmonella outbreak at a Birmingham hospital directly caused the death of a patient.
The outbreak at Heartlands Hospital in Bordesley Green, between 25 May and 18 June 2014, saw 32 staff and patients infected.
Five of those patients, who were seriously ill, later died, but salmonella was not directly responsible, the report said.
The outbreak was traced to contaminated eggs produced in Bavaria, Germany.
Prof Eric Bolton’s report found inadequately equipped wards, unmonitored food preparation, and poor cleaning helped it spread.
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