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New York, NY - A sloppy city anesthesiologist infected 14 patients with hepatitis B and C - and probably spread the liver-attacking viruses to at least 10 more.

Dr. Brian Goldweber used the same syringe to give patients already infected with hepatitis a second dose from anesthesia vials. This “double dipping” contaminated the contents, which he then injected into other patients - spreading the virus, a city Health Department probe found.

Goldweber, a roving anesthesiologist in 10 medical offices across the city, gave a tainted sedative to “multiple patients” from bottles labeled for single-patient use, probers found.

He also used vials from one day to the next, despite handling instructions saying any opened medicine should be discarded after six hours, they found.