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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Viral infections, including hepatitis, have been found in 16 patients exposed to contaminated equipment at Veterans Affairs medical facilities, a department spokeswoman said Friday.
So far, 10 colonoscopy patients from the VA medical center in Murfreesboro, Tenn., have tested positive for hepatitis, said VA spokeswoman Katie Roberts. In a later e-mail, she reported six patients at the VA’s ear, nose and throat clinic in Augusta, Ga., tested positive for unspecified viral infections.
Roberts stressed that the source of the infections isn’t known but said the VA will make sure those who tested positive “get the best possible treatment.”
