NATIONAL BRIEFING / TENNESSEE
Three patients exposed to contaminated medical equipment at Veterans Affairs hospitals have tested positive for HIV, the agency said.
Initial tests show one patient each from VA medical facilities in Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Augusta, Ga.; and Miami has the virus that causes AIDS, according to a VA statement. The patients are among more than 10,000 who may have been treated with endoscopic equipment that wasn’t properly sterilized.
The three cases include one positive HIV test reported earlier this month, but the VA didn’t identify the facility involved at the time.
Test results have been received at the three hospitals for 8,328 patients, the agency said.
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