Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
After testing 476 patients, the Buffalo Veterans Affairs Medical Center has uncovered the possibility of infection from the inadvertent reuse of insulin pens that were intended only for one-time use, but it provided few details.
In November, the Medical Center learned that between October 2010 and November 2012, 716 patients may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C through the possible reuse of insulin pens that were not labeled for individual patients.
The hospital attempted to contact 570 patients by telephone or mail, said Evangeline Conley, a spokeswoman for the hospital. To date, of the 541 living patients, 476 consented to testing for possible infection and nine declined testing. The remaining patients have yet to respond to the hospital, she said.
http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130220/CITYANDREGION/130229894/1010
In November, the Medical Center learned that between October 2010 and November 2012, 716 patients may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C through the possible reuse of insulin pens that were not labeled for individual patients.
The hospital attempted to contact 570 patients by telephone or mail, said Evangeline Conley, a spokeswoman for the hospital. To date, of the 541 living patients, 476 consented to testing for possible infection and nine declined testing. The remaining patients have yet to respond to the hospital, she said.
http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130220/CITYANDREGION/130229894/1010