Risk of hepatitis C virus transmission from patients to healthcare workers: a prospective observational study

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Jul;34(7):759-61. doi: 10.1086/671004. Epub 2013 May 22.

Authors

Michael Strasser¹, Elmar Aigner, Ilse Schmid, Andreas Stadlmayr, David Niederseer, Wolfgang Patsch, Christian Datz

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine I, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.

PMID: 23739085
DOI: 10.1086/671004

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Austria / epidemiology
Cross Infection / epidemiology
Cross Infection / transmission
Cross Infection / virology
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C / etiology
Hepatitis C / transmission*
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / statistics & numerical data*
Middle Aged
Needlestick Injuries / epidemiology
Needlestick Injuries / virology
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Young Adult