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Fraser Barton

Bacterial outbreak at hospitals sparks safety warning

The medical watchdog is recalling saline products contaminated with a form of bacteria. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

A bacterial outbreak in hospitals around the nation has been linked to more than 40 people, including an elderly patient who died in Queensland.

Australia's medical watchdog has issued a quarantine notice for saline products which appear to be contaminated with Ralstonia - a form of bacterium normally found in soil and water. 

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