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Friday, June 29, 2012

Flesh-eating bacteria patient to leave Georgia hospital

The Georgia graduate student who just weeks ago was fighting for her life after contracting a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection will be released from the hospital on Monday to continue her recovery at a rehabilitation center, her father said on Friday.
Aimee Copeland, 24, has undergone amputations of her left leg at the hip, both hands and her remaining foot after being diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, a bacterial infection that can destroy muscles, skin and tissue...
http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-rt-us-usa-georgia-infectionbre85s1c5-20120629,0,3154271.story