A fifth Michigan hospital will test patients for hepatitis C after a former traveling technician was arrested for allegedly reusing syringes on patients at Exeter (N.H.) Hospital, according to a Crain's Detroit report.
David Matthew Kwiatkowski, a traveling technician who worked at Exeter (N.H.) Hospital, currently faces federal drug charges for allegedly injecting himself with the anesthetic fentanyl and refilling the syringes with saline before administering the injections to patients. So far, 30 Exeter patients have tested positive for hepatitis C.
Four Michigan healthcare organizations have already started alerting patients of possible exposure to the virus. St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit is the latest to join those efforts. The Pennsylvania Department of Health is also working with two state hospitals to notify patients in those communities, as well.
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David Matthew Kwiatkowski, a traveling technician who worked at Exeter (N.H.) Hospital, currently faces federal drug charges for allegedly injecting himself with the anesthetic fentanyl and refilling the syringes with saline before administering the injections to patients. So far, 30 Exeter patients have tested positive for hepatitis C.
Four Michigan healthcare organizations have already started alerting patients of possible exposure to the virus. St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit is the latest to join those efforts. The Pennsylvania Department of Health is also working with two state hospitals to notify patients in those communities, as well.
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