Wall Street Journal reporter Thomas M. Burton in his article "Baxter Filter Comes Under Scrutiny In Dialysis Probe" reports on the investigation by The U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the death of 33 kidney-dialysis patients in Spain, Croatia, and Texas. Of the 33 deaths 20 took place in Croatia. The Baxter Company manufactured filters, known as A, AF, and AX models ... the matter and refuse to comment at the time of this article. Baxter officials refused to believe that their filters are the cause of those deaths. However, of 21 dialysis death in Croatia, 20 filters were made by...

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