An 11-year-old girl in Asov, Rostov Oblast
An 11-year-old girl in Asov, Rostov Oblast, was infected with HIV and hepatitis C during treatment for a gastrointestinal infection in 2024. Authorities have launched a criminal investigation, citing serious medical violations including reuse of disposable catheter caps and falsified medical documents.
Consensus
- An 11-year-old girl was infected with HIV and hepatitis C while being treated in a hospital in Asov, Rostov Oblast.
- The infection occurred during treatment for a gastrointestinal infection.
- A criminal case was opened by the MVD following the incident.
- Investigations were conducted by the regional Ministry of Health, Roszdravnadzor, and the prosecutor's office.
- The girl was hospitalized in a shared ward with adult patients.
- Genetic analysis confirmed that the HIV strain matched that of another patient in the same ward.
- The reuse of disposable catheter caps was identified as a key factor in the infection.
- Medical records were found to contain falsified documents, including a forged refusal of an HIV test.
- The girl's family learned about the diagnosis only after 1.5 years.
Points of divergence
- The girl received medical treatment not only at the Central City Hospital in Asov but also in other medical organizations. — vm
- The criminal case was opened under Article 122, Part 4 of the Russian Criminal Code, which carries a penalty of up to five years in prison. — vesti
- The girl was 9 years old at the time of infection. — tg_chertamedia
- The source of infection was identified as a fellow patient in the same ward. — kommersant
- The regional Ministry of Health stated that the child is receiving necessary medical care and support. — tg_rian_ru
- The girl was placed in a ward with adult patients due to a lack of available beds. — rimao
Coverage (12 sources)
- Source of schoolgirl's HIV and hepatitis infection is being identified in the Rostov region — Вечерняя Москва
- Ministry of Internal Affairs opened a case of HIV and hepatitis C infection of a schoolgirl in Taganrog — Вести
- Nine-year-old girl infected with HIV and Hepatitis C in hospital in Azov. Criminal case filed — Черта
- In the Rostov region, a case was opened after a child was infected with HIV — Коммерсантъ
- After a schoolgirl contracted HIV in a hospital under Rostov, a criminal case was initiated. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- A girl was infected with hepatitis C and HIV in a hospital in Rostov Oblast — Вести
- Criminal case opened on facts of schoolgirl's HIV infection in Azov hospital — Вечерняя Москва
- In the Rostov region, a hospital will be checked where a child could have been infected with HIV — Коммерсантъ
- Criminal case opened after 11-year-old girl infected in Azov hospital, TASS reported to regional Ministry of Internal Affairs. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Criminal case opened after 11-year-old girl infected at Azov hospital, TASS reported to regional Ministry of Internal Affairs. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Schoolgirl infected with HIV and Hepatitis C in a hospital in the Rostov region — РИАМО
- Schoolgirl who left the hospital with HIV and hepatitis C after being hospitalized for intestinal infection — Вечерняя Москва