Hand Contamination with Hepatitis C Virus in Staff Looking after Hepatitis C-Positive Hemodialysis Patients

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of hepatitis in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Routes other than blood transfusion play a role in the spread of HCV in HD patients. Molecular studies of HCV implicate nosocomial transmission of the virus in HD units. We conducted a clinicovirological...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of nephrology 2000-03, Vol.20 (2), p.103-106
Hauptverfasser:	Alfurayh, O., Sabeel, A., Al Ahdal, M.N., Almeshari, K., Kessie, G., Hamid, M., Dela Cruz, D.M.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Clinical Study Cross Infection - prevention & control Cross Infection - transmission Cross Infection - virology DNA Primers - chemistry Emergency and intensive care: renal failure. Dialysis management Hand - virology Hand Disinfection Hemodialysis Units, Hospital Hepacivirus - genetics Hepacivirus - isolation & purification Hepatitis C Hepatitis C - transmission Hepatitis C - virology Hepatitis C Antibodies - analysis Hepatitis C virus Humans Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional Intensive care medicine Medical sciences Nurse Practitioners Renal Dialysis Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction RNA, Viral - analysis
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