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Hepatitis C Virus Transmission From a Healthcare Worker to a Patient
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2015
Abstract
We investigated the source of infection in a patient who developed acute hepatitis C virus infection after cardiothoracic surgery. A healthcare worker was found to be infected with hepatitis C virus, and molecular analysis indicated the strain was similar to that found in the patient. The exact mode of transmission was not identified; however, atopic eczema on the healthcare worker's hands may have contributed to the transmission.
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