CDC report on hepatitis cases

The New York times reports that “Health care workers at a Las Vegas endoscopy clinic linked to more than 80 cases of hepatitis C routinely mishandled injection equipment and medication vials and often failed to perform basic hand hygiene, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Friday”.

The article also explains the cause of the contamination “Officials noted that IV stoppers were sometimes not properly wiped, that syringes and vials were reused and disinfectant cleaning baths for equipment were used for two endoscopic procedures rather than one as recommended. Health officials believe the hepatitis was spread by the clinic’s reuse of anesthesia syringes among patients”.

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