台湾5人误移植艾滋病患者器官

Taiwan's health authorities say they are now investigating a case of "critical medical negligence" that led to five patients receiving organs from an HIV-positive donor. This is the first and most serious example of medical negligence in the island's modern history.
台湾卫生部门称，现在他们正在调查一起导致五名病人接受来自一名HIV阳性感染者器官的“重大医疗疏忽”案件。这是台湾现代历史上首例也是最严重的一例医疗疏忽。

The story started last Wednesday. A car accident killed a man, and his relative agreed to transplant five of his organs to people in need.
故事从上周三开始。一起交通事故致一名男子死亡，他的亲属同意把他的五个器官移植给需要的人。

According to regular procedure, those organs need to be tested before surgery and the result should be delivered to transplant staff. But the hospital says, because of the hurry, test results were given over the telephone and were not double-checked.
按照常规程序，在手术之前那些器官必须经过检验，检验结果应该送到器官移植的医务人员手中。但是院方称，因为紧急，检验结果是通过电话确认，而且没有进行再次确认。

The mistake happened because transplant staff believed the English word "reactive" on the donor's standard HIV test meant negative instead of positive.
错误的发生是因为移植的医务人员以为英语单词“reactive”（阳性）在捐赠者的HIV标准检验中的意思是“阴性”而不是“阳性”。

Tang Qingding, hospital spokesman, said, "They delivered the message over the phone, and the doctors responsible misunderstood the meaning of the English words."
医院发言人谭庆鼎表示：“他们是通过电话传递信息的，医生对误解该英文单词的意思负有责任。”

After the hospital discovered the mistake all the surgery had been carried out. The hospital immediately ran anti-AIDS medication, but experts say the efforts were too late. The HIV virus not only infects through blood, but also through tissues and cells, the chances of infection are 100 percent.
在医院发现错误之后，外科手术已经完成了。医院马上实施抗艾滋病药物治疗，但是专家表示，该努力为时已晚。HIV病毒不仅通过血液传播，而且还通过组织、细胞传播，感染的可能性是100%。

Meanwhile, the panic is also spreading among all the staff in the surgery. After hours of close contact with the infected organs, every of them could be infected.
同时，这种恐慌也在进行外科手术的所有医务人员中蔓延。在与受感染的器官亲密接触几个钟头后，他们中的每一个人都有可能被感染。

And the donor's relatives are also shocked by the news. The donor's mother wanted to do some good, but the result turned out to be a tragedy for many.
捐赠者的亲属也被这个消息惊呆了。捐赠者的母亲想做一些好事，但是结果对许多人而言却是一个悲剧。

The hospital which did the test of donor's organs is one of the island's best regarded hospitals. This is the first and most serious example of medical negligence not only at the hospital but also in the island's modern history.
对捐赠者器官进行检验的医院被认为是台湾最好的医院。这不仅是该医院，也是台湾现代历史上首例医疗疏忽，同时也是最严重的一例医疗疏忽。