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Universal treatment success among healthcare workers diagnosed with occupationally acquired acute hepatitis C.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Jan 2015
Tomkins S E, Rice B D, Roy K, Cullen B, Ncube F M
Abstract excerpt
Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk of occupationally acquired hepatitis C. In the UK, 17 HCWs were diagnosed with occupationally acquired acute hepatitis C between 2002 and 2011. All 17 cases involved percutaneous injuries from hollowbore needles, 16 known to be contaminated with blood. Of the...
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