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Hepatitis C virus transmission from a healthcare worker to a patient.

Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 1 Feb 2007

Lot Florence, Delarocque-Astagneau Elisabeth, Thiers Valérie, Bernet Claude, Rimlinger François, Desenclos Jean-Claude, Chaud Pascal, Dumay Françoise

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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...

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PMID: 17265410
DOI: 10.1086/510807

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