More than 3,000 patients at New Jersey surgery center possibly exposed to HIV, hepatitis
The patients may have been exposed to blood-borne illnesses due to "lapses in infection control in sterilization," according to the surgery center.
By Kalhan Rosenblatt
An ambulatory surgery center in New Jersey may have exposed thousands of patients to HIV and hepatitis due to "lapses in infection control" and sterilization, the state's department of health said Monday.
More than 3,700 patients who had procedures at HealthPlus Surgery Center in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, may have been exposed to blood-borne illnesses such as HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, according to a statement from the center.
The patients may have been exposed to blood-borne illnesses due to "lapses in infection control in sterilization," according to the surgery center.
By Kalhan Rosenblatt
An ambulatory surgery center in New Jersey may have exposed thousands of patients to HIV and hepatitis due to "lapses in infection control" and sterilization, the state's department of health said Monday.
More than 3,700 patients who had procedures at HealthPlus Surgery Center in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, may have been exposed to blood-borne illnesses such as HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, according to a statement from the center.
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