Woman dies after contracting flesh-eating bacteria, Husband blames delayed diagnosis

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An Indianapolis woman died Saturday after she contracted a flesh-eating bacteria during a vacation to Florida but her husband believes she would still be alive today if doctors diagnosed her earlier.

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However, after the family returned from their trip, Carol noticed she had a sore on her buttock.

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"She had like a pimple come up on her right butt cheek. She said it was kind of painful," Richard Martin said.

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Martin said his wife went to the doctor’s office twice to get the sore checked out. Both times she was sent home with antibiotics and a heating pad.

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"They finally decided to do a biopsy of the area after the third trip. That's when they found out it was the flesh eating virus, bacteria," Richard Martin said.

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After she was released from the hospital, Carol died at home.

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“She made me lunch; I kissed her goodbye to go to work. I come home early in the morning and found her passed away,” Martin said.

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Martin said he believes his wife may have contracted the infection from the Florida hotel’s hot tub.

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