More than 50,000 patients at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada and the Desert Shadow Endoscopy Center may have been exposed to hepatitis C, hepatitis B, HIV or other blood-borne illnesses as a result of the unsafe medical practices at these clinics. Investigators found that staff routinely re-used syringes, single-use medicine vials, biopsy forceps and other items. At least 850 patients have already tested positive for hepatitis C as a result of these practices.
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