Politics / Carly Fiorina Carly Fiorina Hospitalized Suffers infection related to reconstructive surgery By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff Posted Oct 26, 2010 12:55 PM CDT Copied Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina speaks to a group of volunteers during her visit to a phone bank at Republican headquarters in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina was taken to the hospital today after developing an infection related to the reconstructive surgery she had following her battle with breast cancer, CNN reports. “Carly is upbeat and her doctors expect her to make a quick and full recovery and be back out on the campaign trail soon,” her campaign said in a statement, adding that doctors had given Fiorina antibiotics to fight the infection. (More Carly Fiorina stories.) Report an error