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Sloppiness can increase risk during procedures
If a medical clinician's techniques are sloppy, almost any procedure - from a dental filling to a yearly colonoscopy to minor surgery by a podiatrist - can go from routine to risky, experts say.
"I can't think of any invasive procedures that can't lead to infection if done improperly," said Dr. Michael Bell, associate director for infection control at the federal Centers for Disease Control...
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