A case of hepatitis C virus possible transmission following a transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy

The prostate biopsy is a current and well-codified act. To date, there have been no reported risks of viral transmission between patients linked to contaminated ultrasound probe. We report the case of a patient having contracted the virus of hepatitis C after transrectal prostate biopsy during an in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Progrès en urologie (Paris) 2013-03, Vol.23 (3), p.222-224
Hauptverfasser:	Ferhi, K, Haertig, A, Mozer, P, de la Taille, A, Roupret, M, Van Glabeke, E, Bitker, M-O
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	fre
Schlagworte:	Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration - adverse effects Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration - instrumentation Equipment Contamination Hepacivirus - isolation & purification Hepatitis C - pathology Hepatitis C - transmission Hepatitis C - virology Humans Male Prostate - diagnostic imaging Prostate - pathology Risk Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	The prostate biopsy is a current and well-codified act. To date, there have been no reported risks of viral transmission between patients linked to contaminated ultrasound probe. We report the case of a patient having contracted the virus of hepatitis C after transrectal prostate biopsy during an individual screening of prostate cancer.
ISSN:	1166-7087
DOI:	10.1016/j.purol.2013.01.002