A now former radiology technologist admitted to stealing injectable fentanyl for personal use after he was questioned about similarities between his strain of hepatitis C infection and the strain in three patients who underwent interventional radiology procedures over the last four years.
The number of affected patients is still being determined. Mayo Clinic is notifying these patients and will make hepatitis C testing available to them at no charge, according to the report.
Read the Mayo Clinic report on the infection investigation.
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