Kalamazoo health center patients urged to get HIV, hepatitis tests after sterilization failure

KALAMAZOO, MI — Family Health Center is encouraging some patients to get tested for hepatitis and HIV after learning dental equipment wasn’t sterilized properly.

Patients who may have been treated with the improperly sterilized items were notified and offered free lab testing, according to a statement from Family Health Center.

According to the statement, a procedural step was missed in sterilizing a “small number” of dental instruments…

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