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State: Technician suspected in hepatitis C outbreak once worked at St. John

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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (WJBK) -

State health officials have added a another metro Detroit hospital to the list of places a hepatitis C-positive health care worker was employed.

David Kwiatkowski is accused of stealing drugs from a New Hampshire hospital and infecting 30 patients with contaminated syringes.

In addition to the hospitals already identified, the Department of Community Health says Kwiatkowski also worked at Saint John Hospital in Detroit from July to September of 2005.

Investigators say interventional radiology patients who received injectable narcotics should talk to their doctors about getting tested for hepatitis C.

St. John Hospital says those patients can call either (313) 343-3311 or (855) 767-3311 for more information or evaluation Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

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RELATED LINKS:

CDC Article on Viral Hepatitis

"HIV/STD/Hepatitis in Michigan" from the Michigan Department of Community Health

"What I Need to Know about Hepatitis C" from the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse

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