Why did the CDC use the IOM report?

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Why did the CDC use the IOM report? Why didnt they use facts from

researchers on thimerosal.

/HUMAN EXPOSURE STUDIES/ Ten of 13 infants exposed to topical

applications of a thimerosal tincture 0.1% for the treatment of

exomphalos died. The total number of applications ranged from 9 to

48. Mercury concentrations were determined in various tissues from 6

of the infants. Mean tissue concentrations in fresh samples of

liver, kidney, spleen, and heart ranged from 5152 to 11,330 ppb,

suggesting percutaneous absorption from repeated topical

applications.

[Goldfrank, L.R., Flomenbaum, N.E., Lewin, N.A., Weisman, R.S.,

Howland, M.A., Hoffman, R.S., Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies

6th Ed. (1998)., McGraw-Hill, New York, N.Y., p. 918]**PEER

REVIEWED**

I wonder what happened to the 3 infants who survived.