Dirty instruments at base clinic put US troops at risk of HIV, hepatitis – Air Force
Dirty instruments at base clinic put US troops at risk of HIV, hepatitis – Air Force
Published time: 20 Jun, 2017 17:00 Edited time: 21 Jun, 2017 09:3
Troops deployed at the Al-Udeid Airbase in Qatar were put at risk of HIV and hepatitis because instruments at the base clinic were not properly sterilized, the US Air Force said. As many as 135 people may have been exposed over the course of 8 years.
Endoscopes used for upper and lower gastrointestinal procedures were “cleaned in a manner inconsistent with sterilization guidelines” between April 2008 and April 2016, the Air Force Surgeon General said Monday. Over that period, the base clinic used those medical tools in 135 procedures.
Air Force: As many as 135 patients may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis at Al Udeid clinic https://t.co/nTwaRIKJJ0pic.twitter.com/cfblKrzwrL
— George Mentz JD MBA (@GeorgeMentz) June 20, 2017
The risk of infection is “very small, particularly in a deployed environment,” the surgeon general’s spokeswoman, Larine Barr, told the Air Force Times. All members of the US military are required to have a negative HIV test before they deploy, and the Air Force also tests members for hepatitis B.
Even though the risk of infection is small, patients who may have been exposed should get tested, Brigadier General Robert Miller, commander of the Air Force Medical Operations Agency, said in a statement.
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