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Acute hepatitis C transmitted by needlestick accident despite short duration interferon treatment
Author(s) -
NAKANO YOSHIYUKI,
KIYOSAWA KENDO,
SODEYAMA TAKESHI,
TANAKA EIJI,
MATSUMOTO AKIHIRO,
ICHIJO TETSUYA,
MIZOKAMI MASASHI,
FURUTA SEIICHI
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1995.tb01355.x
Subject(s) - medicine , virology , interferon , hepatitis c , duration (music) , needlestick injury , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , art , literature
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission by needlestick accidents involving hospital employees has become an important problem. The present report is of a case of acute hepatitis C that developed after a needlestick injury, despite short duration interferon treatment performed just after the accident in a trial effort to prevent HCV transmission. Nosocomial infection of HCV in medical employees is reviewed, and the current prospects for protecting them from HCV transmission after needlestick accident are discussed.