Magnitude of VA hospital HIV, Hep infections unknown
(Chattanooga, Tennessee) Thousands of veterans were at first shocked to learn they should get blood tests for HIV and hepatitis because three hospitals might have treated them with unsterile equipment. Now, just a couple of months after the Department of Veterans Affairs issued the dire warnings, veterans are growing frustrated …
3 vets now HIV-positive after VA clinic mistakes
(Chattanooga, Tennessee) 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 has the virus that causes AIDS, according to a VA statement.
The three …
Vet’s HIV may be from dirty instruments at VA hospital
(Chattanooga, Tennessee) The Veterans Affairs Department is investigating whether there’s a link between a patient’s positive HIV test and unsterilized equipment that may have exposed thousands of veterans to infectious diseases.
The positive test was the first reported since the department warned veterans treated at three clinics that they might be …
