CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Three patients exposed to contaminated medical equipment at Veterans Affairs hospitals have tested positive for HIV, the agency said Friday.
Initial tests show one patient each from VA medical facilities in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Augusta, Ga., and Miami, Fla., has the virus that causes AIDS, a VA statement said.
The patients are among more than 10,000 getting tested because they were treated with endoscopic equipment that wasn’t properly sterilized.
The VA also said there have been six positive tests for the hepatitis B virus at the three locations
by the associated press
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