Doctor regrets stopping antibiotics for teenager who died from meningitis

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A doctor expressed deep regret over stopping antibiotics for a teenager who later died from meningitis. Dr. Katie Midwinter believed she had cleared the infection after surgery, but now wishes she had continued the medication for 14-year-old Callum Hubbard. Callum died in February 2014, three months after surgery, with a pediatrician stating he likely would not have died if antibiotics had continued.


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