informed consent and risks

I saw this news piece about a cardiothoracic surgeon on the main website http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g2160?sso= which relates to the risk of infection from an individual surgeon -  who was colonised by a staph sp present in the operating environment.  The issue that came before the court was whether he should be obliged to divulge this information to future patients. Waht does the community think? sadian
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