A woman was taken to hospital by ambulance with an accompanying letter from a GP stating suspected septicemia. Hospital staff treated her for her existing eczema and she died from undiagnosed septicemia four days after being admitted.
Source: summary of medical news story as reported by BBC News UK Edition
About: Woman dies from undiagnosed septicemia
Date: 21 June 2001
Source: BBC News UK Edition
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