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Covert transmission of hepatitis C virus during bloody fisticuffs.
Gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2000
Bourlière M, Halfon P, Quentin Y, David P, Mengotti C, Portal I, Khiri H, Benali S, Perrier H, Boustière C, Jullien M, Lambot G
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is transmitted primarily through direct percutaneous exposure to infected blood. Sporadic HCV cases exist and may represent more than 10% of HCV transmission. We report the first case of documented transmission of HCV during a fight from a person who unknowingly had chronic HCV infection to a person who subsequently contracted acute hepatitis C. Patient-to-patient transmission was...
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