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Hospital Sends Letters to 3,400 Patients About Possible Endoscopic Equipment Contamination
A Southern California hospital says it has sent certified letters to 3,400 patients treated since Dec. 1, 2008 suggesting that they should consider returning for free tests for infection because endoscopic equipment used in their care may not have been properly disinfected.