Study of needlestick accidents and hepatitis C virus infection in healthcare workers by molecular evolutionary analysis

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-154

  Mizuno, Y ^a   Suzuki, K ^b   Mori, M ^a   Hayashi, K ^a   Owaki, T ^a   Hayashi, H ^a   Kumada, K ^a   Ohba, K ^b   Mizokami, M ^b  

^a Nagoya City Higashi General Hospital   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Hepatitis c virus; Molecular evolutionary analysis; Needlestick accident

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE; PHYLOGENY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030933663     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(97)90103-1     Document Type: Article

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