Vegas hepatitis exposure list incomplete
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The entrance to the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada is shown in Las Vegas, Monday, March 3, 2008. The city of Las Vegas shut down the clinic last Friday after state health officials determined that six patients had contracted hepatitis C because of unsafe practices including clinic staff reusing syringes and vials. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
AP - The unsafe medical procedures that spread hepatitis C among patients at a large Las Vegas surgical clinic may be more widespread and may have resulted in more infections than first believed, health officials said Thursday. |
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