41.   One of the three patients died soon thereafter in an unrelated accident, but the other two were happy with their masks, Whitestone said.

42.   Rettig said he recalled the day last December when he found evidence of the virus in stromal cells from the first four patients tested.

43.   Sexton gossiped about the other patients in the seminar, and enjoyed sharing confidences with her young acolyte.

44.   She declined to describe the injuries of the other four patients.

45.   She added that the more patients were involved in the decision-making process, the more satisfied they said they were with their care.

46.   So it is that on some days, in some moments, there are limits even for the most patient.

47.   That afternoon, Dr. Layton sent an epidemiologist to the hospital to review the charts of the two patients and to try to find a link between them.

48.   The critics say that if the same strain is found in other people in the community, then Acer would not necessarily be responsible for infecting the six patients.

49.   The dispute is centered on the other patients.

50.   The emergency room doctors and nurses were surprised to find that the two patients had consent forms already signed when they arrived.