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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Three patients exposed to contaminated medical equipment at Veterans Affairs hospitals have tested positive for HIV, the agency said Friday.
Initial tests show one patient each from VA medical facilities in Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Augusta, Ga.; and Miami have the virus that causes AIDS, according to a VA statement.
The patients are among more than 10,000 being tested because they were treated with endoscopic equipment that wasn’t properly sterilized and exposed them to other people’s body fluids.
