293 Patients at Mass. Hospital Possibly Exposed to HIV, Hepatitis
Nearly 300 people who underwent colonoscopies at a Massachusetts hospital were potentially exposed to HIV and hepatitis due to improper sterilization procedures involving instruments used for the medical test.
Baystate Noble Hospital in Westland, Ma. recently announced that 293 patients who underwent colonoscopies at the facility between June 11, 2012 and April 17, 2013 may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
