A western Massachusetts hospital has
notified its patients that the scopes used in their colonoscopy
procedures may not have been properly disinfected.
Springfield-based Baystate Noble
Hospital said Friday that nearly 300 patients who had colonoscopies
between June 2012 and April 2013 are at risk of having been exposed to
blood-borne pathogens during their procedure.
The potential exposure is due to a
lapse in disinfection procedures. Noble Hospital began using new
colonoscopy equipment in June 2012, which required a different approach
to disinfection than instruments used previously.
The Republican reports the
patients have been told that they should be screened for hepatitis B,
hepatitis C and HIV. Spokesman Benjamin Craft says Baystate will offer
screenings for free.
Baystate's head epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Haessler says the risk of infection is low.
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