Prospective study of nosocomial transmission of hepatitis C in a Swedish gastroenterology unit .
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Abstract
A prospective study of incident hepatitis C in 515 gastroenterology patients was conducted by follow-up sampling at 3-6 months after admission to the gastroenterology unit to test for antibodies to hepatitis C virus and for hepatitis C virus RNA. Universal precautions were implemented, and the use of multidose vials had been banned in this unit. Despite 5,964 exposure-days for several risk factors associated with nosocomial hepatitis C virus transmission, no incident case of hepatitis C occurred.
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| Research areas and keywords | Subject classification (UKÄ) – MANDATORY
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 83-85 |
| Journal | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Publication category | Research |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Bibliographic note
The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.
The record was previously connected to the following departments: Clinical Microbiology, Malmö (013011000), Emergency medicine/Medicine/Surgery (013240200), Chronic Inflammatory and Degenerative Diseases Research Unit (013242530), Gastroenterology (013240600)
