Phylogenetic investigation of nosocomial transmission of hepatitis C virus in an oncology ward.

doi:10.1002/jmv.21983

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Phylogenetic investigation of nosocomial transmission of hepatitis C virus in an oncology ward.

Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2011

Dencs Agnes, Hettmann Andrea, Martyin Tibor, Jekkel Csilla, Bányai Tivadar, Takács Mária

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Nosocomial hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections have been reported from different health-care settings worldwide. Twenty patients, treated at the same oncology department, with no previous record of hepatitis C infection, tested positive for anti-HCV antibodies between November 2007 and June 2008. Twelve of the newly infected patients were found to be HCV RNA positive. The common origin of the infections was...

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Aged
Amino Acid Sequence
Cross Infection
Female
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Patients' Rooms
Phylogeny
Sequence Alignment
Viral Envelope Proteins
Viral Nonstructural Proteins

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PMID: 21264863
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21983

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