Tuesday, 10 May 2016

PRO/EDR> Hepatitis C - Israel: (Jerusalem) nosocomial

Hepatitis, Hospital-Related Infection -- Israel
The Health Ministry on [Mon 9 May 2016], launched an epidemiological investigation into potential negligence in a Jerusalem hospital, after 5 people who underwent medical tests there on the same day were diagnosed with hepatitis C. All 5 cases were traced back to computerized axial tomography [CAT] scans that included the injection of a contrasting agent, performed in Misgav Ladach Hospital in the capital on 17 Mar 2016. 7 other individuals, who underwent CAT scans on the same day, were

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