I truly hope this does not turn out to be one of those "economic" decision stories with the clinic re-using syringes to keep the cost down....BD
The hepatitis C outbreak tied to unsafe practices at a Las Vegas clinic got uglier yesterday, as health officials said some 77 cases of the chronic liver disease may be tied to the facility.
Those cases represent people who were treated at the clinic, tested positive for the disease and did not report other common risk factors, such as the use of intravenous drugs. “We can’t say for certain that they got it at the clinic; however, the clinic is the obvious source of infection considering they had no other risk factors,” a state epidemiologist told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Health Blog : More Hepatitis C Cases Tied to Las Vegas Clinic
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