16 patients have hepatitis in Army needle scare

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16 patients have hepatitis in Army needle scare
By Alicia A. Caldwell - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Mar 10, 2009 16:27:31 EDT

EL PASO, Texas — Army officials say 16 patients exposed to a mismanaged insulin needle program have tested positive for hepatitis B or C.

The William Beaumont Army Medical Center patients were among more than 2,000 diabetics who may have been exposed to blood-borne illnesses between August 2007 and January 2009 because of the program that systematically gave multiple patients injections from the same insulin pen.

Officials at the Army hospital at Fort Bliss have said it’s unclear if the patients contracted hepatitis from the injections.


Article at: http://armytimes.com/news/2009/03/ap_army_hepatitis_031009/%2e