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Written By: Editorial Team | Updated : October 8, 2012 11:31 AM IST
Department of health and family welfare is probing a complaint of alleged negligence towards a patient undergoing dialysis at the Columbia Asia Referral Hospital in Bangalore. In his complaint, a Pune based 28-year-old mechanical engineer has alleged that he got infected with Hepatitis C virus during treatment at the hospital.
The district health officer, Bangalore Urban, has been directed by BK Eshwarappa, Assistant Director of health and family welfare, to conduct an inquiry and submit a report. Health minister Aravind Limbavali had directed the department to look into the complaint.
The complainant had been to the hospital in February to undergo dialysis for his renal problem. His blood samples taken before admitting him was negative for HCV RNA PCR. The test was conducted at Reliance Life Sciences, Mumbai.
After a few months of dialysis at the hospital he was shocked to know that his blood tested on August 8 at Ananya Hospital had tested positive for Hepatitis C virus. 'Later I got tested at Religare SRL Diagnostics and Anand Diagnostic Laboratory. Both the tests confirmed presence of Hepatitis C virus. The HCV Viral load was 5,43,000. After coming to know about my health condition, my mother died. I have lost my health and mother. I spent a few lakhs of rupees for the treatment and dialysis. Now I have no money even to pay for dialysis,' the complainant told a leading daily broadsheet newspaper.
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