COLORADO: Audubon: No Hepatitis C Cases Linked to Surgery Tech

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COLORADO: Audubon: No Hepatitis C Cases Linked to Surgery Tech

Associated Press (10.20.09) - Thursday, October 22, 2009

There is no evidence that any patients at Audubon Surgery Center in Colorado Springs contracted hepatitis C from a surgery technician who stole drug-filled syringes and replaced them with used ones containing saline solution, according to officials of the facility. When the actions of Kristen Diane Parker came to light, health officials feared that as many as 1,220 patients may have been exposed to the virus. Prosecutors say Parker infected 16 patients at Rose Medical Center in Denver, where she worked before coming to Audubon. However, Audubon officials say no such transmission occurred there. Under an agreement that includes a 20-year prison term, Parker last month pleaded guilty to some of the charges for which she was indicted.
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