CDC: Syringe reuse linked to hepatitis C outbreak
Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 18:21
in Health & Medicine
(AP) -- A hepatitis C outbreak was caused by workers improperly reusing syringes and medicine vials at a Las Vegas clinic, federal health officials said Friday.
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