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فارسیhousands Might Have Been Exposed to HIV, Hepatitis B, C at New Jersey Hospital
TEHRAN (FNA)- Almost 4,000 people are to have their blood tested after it was revealed they could have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and C after undergoing procedures at a New Jersey hospital.
Those who received treatment at the HealthPlus Surgery Center in Saddle Brook town between January 2018 and September 7, 2018 have recently received disturbing letters, saying that during this period there were “lapses in infection control in sterilization/cleaning instruments,” RT reported.
The patients might have been exposed to “bloodborne pathogens” during injections, the center says. These are HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
Such infections can emerge weeks after exposure and an affected person may not experience any symptoms.
author: - Date: 12/26/2018