Determinant Roles of Environmental Contamination and Noncompliance with Standard Precautions in the Risk of Hepatitis C Virus Transmission in a Hemodialysis Unit | Zendy

Emmanuelle Girou | Zendy; Stéphane Chevaliez | Zendy; Dominique Challine | Zendy; Michaël Thiessart | Zendy; Yoann Morice | Zendy; Philippe Lesprit | Zendy; Latifa TkoubScheirlinck | Zendy; S. Soing-Altrach | Zendy; Florence Cizeau | Zendy; Celine Cavin | Zendy; Martine André | Zendy; Djamel Dahmanne | Zendy; Philippe Lang | Zendy; JeanMichel Pawlotsky | Zendy

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Determinant Roles of Environmental Contamination and Noncompliance with Standard Precautions in the Risk of Hepatitis C Virus Transmission in a Hemodialysis Unit

Author(s) -

Emmanuelle Girou,

Stéphane Chevaliez,

Dominique Challine,

Michaël Thiessart,

Yoann Morice,

Philippe Lesprit,

Latifa TkoubScheirlinck,

S. Soing-Altrach,

Florence Cizeau,

Celine Cavin,

Martine André,

Djamel Dahmanne,

Philippe Lang,

JeanMichel Pawlotsky

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/590564

Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis c virus , transmission (telecommunications) , hemodialysis , observational study , contamination , environmental health , hepatitis a virus , hepatitis c , virology , intensive care medicine , hepacivirus , virus , biology , ecology , electrical engineering , engineering

Nosocomial transmission is the second most frequent cause of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. A prospective observational study was conducted to assess the roles of environmental contamination and noncompliance with standard precautions in HCV cross-transmission in a hemodialysis unit.

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