In The Previous Two Years, About 450 Patients At A Massachusetts Hospital May Have Been Exposed To HIV And Hepatitis.
In The Previous Two Years, About 450 Patients At A Massachusetts Hospital May Have Been Exposed To HIV And Hepatitis. According to hospital officials, during the previous two years, incorrect delivery of IV medicine may have exposed nearly 450 patients at a Massachusetts hospital to HIV and hepatitis. Patients undergoing endoscopies—a technique in which a doctor inserts a tube-like equipment into the body for examination—were potentially exposed at Salem Hospital, the hospital stated in a statement on Thursday. The hospital withheld more information regarding the potential mode of exposure. A hospital representative sent an email to CNN stating that Salem Hospital has alerted all patients who may have been exposed and tested individuals for HIV and hepatitis B, and hepatitis C—all of which are “standard tests for a potential exposure of this kind.” The hospital stated in the statement that “there is no evidence to date of any infections resulting from this incident.” “We’ve found that ...