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Molecular and epidemiological evidence of patient-to-patient hepatitis C virus transmission in a Scottish emergency department.

The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Apr 2018

Johannessen I, Danial J, Smith D B, Richards J, Imrie L, Rankin A, Willocks L J, Evans C, Leen C, Gibson P, Simmonds P, Goldberg D, McCallum A, Roy K

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BACKGROUND: Transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the healthcare setting is rare. Routine infection prevention and control measures mean that this should be a preventable 'never event'. AIM: To investigate the diagnosis of acute healthcare-associated HCV infection. METHODS: Epidemiological and molecular investigation of a case of acute HCV infection associated with nosocomial exposure. FINDINGS: Detailed...

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PMID: 29242141
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.12.006

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