Prosecutor : Kwiatkowski , who has the virus , stole syringes of painkillers from patients . David Kwiatkowski then injected himself , filled the syringes with saline and replaced them . He is suspected in the outbreak that sickened 14 people with hepatitis Exeter Hospital documents : `` Consequently , instead of receiving the prescribed dose of fentanyl , patients instead received saline tainted by Kwiatkowski 's infected blood . '' Kwiatkowski admitted to swapping syringes in Kansas and Georgia .
Prosecutor : Kwiatkowski , who has the virus , stole syringes of painkillers from patients . David Kwiatkowski then injected himself , filled the syringes with saline and replaced them . He is suspected in the outbreak that sickened 14 people with hepatitis Exeter Hospital documents : Kwiatkowski admitted to swapping syringes in Kansas and Georgia .