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CDC: Syringe reuse linked to hepatitis C outbreakRENO, Nev. - A hepatitis C outbreak was caused by workers improperly reusing syringes and medicine vials at a Las Vegas clinic, federal health officials said Friday.Vitamin D may help curb breast cance
RENO, Nev. - A hepatitis C outbreak was caused by workers improperly reusing syringes and medicine vials at a Las Vegas clinic, federal health officials said Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was contacted by state health officials

Re-use of syringes likely caused hepatitis C outbreak
s) RENO, Nev. (AP) - A new federal report out today says the staff at a Las Vegas clinic at the center of a hepatitis C outbreak likely caused the transmission of the bloodborne pathogen. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says nurses at the

Report Assesses Blame in Hepatitis Cases
Health care workers at a Las Vegas endoscopy clinic linked to more than 80 cases of hepatitis C routinely mishandled injection equipment and medication vials and often failed to perform basic hand hygiene, according to a report from the Centers for


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Physicians Who Treat Hepatitis

Austin, TX


Physician: Imtiaz Alam, MD
Type of physician: Gastroenterology
Medical Director Hepatitis Center
Address: Hepatitis Center
12201 Renfert Way Ste 235
Austin, TX 78758
Phone: 512.901.4012
Comments: I am a RN with Hepatitis.
This MD is the most knowledgeable
doc in Austin.
He is willing to work individually
with each patient.
He will also adjust treatment to meet
an individual's needs.
He stays current with all current
research and is soley serving the
hepatitis community.
He is the best.
Physician: Frank Adams, MD
Type of physician: Gastroenterology
Address: Austin Consultants in
Gastroenterology
Austin and Round Rock
Austin, TX
Phone: 512.671.7904
Comments: Very knowledgeable about hepatitis
and liver disease.
Physician: Gary P. Werntz, MD
Type of physician: Gastroenterology
Address:

7600 Burnett Rd

Ste 270
Austin, TX 78757

Phone: 512.480.9660
Comments: Really listens. Is willing to try
anything on the 'net ' that you find
and he has said,"I will try anything
that might work".
He is sensitive, caring and
a really neat guy.
Physician: Donald Brode, MD
Type of physician: General Practice
Address:

3828 South First St.

Austin TX 78704

Phone: 512.416.9067

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