Acquisition of hepatitis C by a conjunctival splash

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 242-247

  Rosen, Hugo R ^a,b  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION RISK; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE;

EID: 0030950721     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(97)90011-0     Document Type: Article

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