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Iatrogenic transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by an anesthesiologist: comparative molecular analysis of the HCV-E1 and HCV-E2 hypervariable regions.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Aug 2007
Shemer-Avni Yonat, Cohen Michal, Keren-Naus Ayelet, Sikuler Emanuel, Hanuka Negba, Yaari Arie, Hayam Eithan, Bachmatov Larisa, Zemel Romy, Tur-Kaspa Ran
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BACKGROUND: Transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) from infected health care workers to patients rarely occurs. In 2003, a cluster of patients with HCV infection was identified at a medical center in Israel. All patients had a common history of various surgical procedures performed during the pe...
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