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Title: Air Force: As many as 135 patients may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis at Al Udeid clinic
Post by: rangerrebew on June 21, 2017, 08:42:34 am

Air Force: As many as 135 patients may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis at Al Udeid clinic
By: Stephen Losey, June 19, 2017

Improperly cleaned medical equipment at the clinic at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar may have exposed as many as 135 patients to blood-borne diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis B and C over an eight-year period.

The Air Force Surgeon General said Monday that Air Force Medical Service found that endoscopes used for upper and lower gastrointestinal procedures "were cleaned in a manner inconsistent with sterilization guidelines" between April 2008 and April 2016. During that period, 135 patients had procedures using those medical tools.

https://www.airforcetimes.com/articles/air-force-as-many-as-135-patients-may-have-been-exposed-to-hiv-hepatitis-at-al-udeid-clinic