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Nosocomial transmission of hepatitis C virus associated with the use of multidose saline vials.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 1 Feb 2003

Krause Gérard, Trepka Mary Jo, Whisenhunt Robert S, Katz Dolly, Nainan Omana, Wiersma Steven T, Hopkins Richard S

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OBJECTIVE: To identify the source of an outbreak of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among 3 patients occurring within 8 weeks of hospitalization in the same ward of a Florida hospital during November 1998. DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study was conducted among 41 patients hospitalized between November 11 and 19, 1998. Patients' blood was tested for antibodies to HCV, and HCV RNA-positive samples were...

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PMID: 12602694
DOI: 10.1086/502176

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