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Growing Reports of Bacteria-Tainted Avastin.

Source :
Review of Optometry; 9/15/2011, Vol. 148 Issue 9, p6-8, 2p
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

The article focuses on the increasing number of reports regarding the infections received from bacteria-tainted shot of Avastin. It says that army veteran Lloyd Sylvis, one of the patients who received the vaccine, has sued the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs after claiming that bacteria-tainted bevacizumab has resulted to his blindness and brain damage. Hence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises that health care professionals must be aware of the vaccines' repackaging.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1930160X
Volume :
148
Issue :
9
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Review of Optometry
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
66616269