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Prospective Study of Nosocomial Transmission of Hepatitis C in a Swedish Gastroenterology Unit
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2015
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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