A woman who underwent a double lung transplant died after it was found that she had contracted a bacterial infection that was linked to the hospitals contaminated water supply, an inquest has heard.
Tragically, Karen Starling, 54, died in hospital on February 7 2020 of Mycobacterium abscessus, after routine testing at Royal Papworth Hospital in August 2019 identified the cause.
Mycobacterium abscessus is a species of rapidly growing, multidrug-resistant, atypical mycobacteria that is a common soil and water contaminant, and without treatment many people will develop a progressive lung infection.
