Early Start's new website

Head to http://www.cnn.com/shows/early-start for your news.

 

 

 

May 17th, 2012
06:58 AM ET

Flesh-eating bacteria strikes new mom in South Carolina after giving birth – Elizabeth Cohen explains

There's a second chilling diagnosis of a flesh-eating bacterial infection. Lana Kuykendall, a 36-year-old new mother in South Carolina, contracted the rare flesh-eating bacteria shortly after giving birth this month to twins.

It comes as a Georgia grad student, 24-year-old Aimee Copeland, fights for her life after being infected.

Senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen explains how the new case was contracted.
Filed under: Flesh-eating bacteria
soundoff (No Responses)

Post a comment


  

CNN welcomes a lively and courteous discussion as long as you follow the Rules of Conduct set forth in our Terms of Service. Comments are not pre-screened before they post. You agree that anything you post may be used, along with your name and profile picture, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and the license you have granted pursuant to our Terms of Service.
« Back to main