波士頓醫療中心透析機消毒問題引發乙型肝炎（轉貼）

BOSTON (CBS) – Boston Medical Center is investigating a Hepatitis B outbreak.

The hospital says several patients may have been exposed to the virus earlier this month through dialysis equipment that was not properly cleaned.

The hospital has notified all of the patients who might have been infected and is monitoring them closely.

A statement from Boston Medical Center said, “Additional measures have been put in place to avoid the possibility of a similar exposure in the future,” the statement said in part.

Hepatitis B can cause serious health problems.

Patients are typically treated with vaccines.

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• 透析機的動力部分是不直接接觸病人的，隻有透析半透膜和導管接觸病人血液，一次性的。。。 -禦用文人- ♀ (71 bytes) () 03/31/2013 postreply 13:18:42

• 隱形威脅很不少，切管子的剪刀，儀器閥門，等等。別說透析病人， -viewfinder- ♀ (103 bytes) () 03/31/2013 postreply 14:49:59