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To the Editor: Reports of improper reuse of syringes for injection have prompted a reemphasis of recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that syringes used for injection not be reused unless sterilized properly and that a used needle or syringe not be used to aspirate medication from a multidose vial if the contents will subsequently be administered to another patient.¹ These recommendations, though appropriate if implemented properly, are inadequate to safeguard patients from accidental transmission of blood-borne pathogens by the improper use of multidose vials containing local anesthetics.

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