HIV and hepatitis risk linked to endoscopes at Qatar air base
by News Desk from Outbreak News Today on (#2TEA8)
Officials with the Air Force Medical Service announced the results of a review yesterday which found that endoscopes used for upper and lower gastrointestinal procedures at Al Udeid Air Base, outside of Doha, Qatar, were cleaned in a manner inconsistent with sterilization guidelines from April 2008 to April 2016. The review determined 135 patients had procedures during ["]
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