Protecting patients from surgical hepatitis C virus infection [2]

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 297-298

  Ball Jr , Robert T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; SURGEON; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMED CONSENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMED CONSENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH CAROLINA; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035996314     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503463     Document Type: Letter

References (8)

1. Recommendations for preventing transmission of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus to patients during exposure-prone invasive procedures
2. Recommendations for prevention and control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HCV-related chronic disease
3. Increased risks to health care workers from hepatitis C virus
4. Treatment of acute hepatitis C with interferon-alfa-2b
5. Transmission of hepatitis C virus by a cardiac surgeon
6. Seeking a legal remedy; patient to sue heart surgeon he says gave him hepatitis C
7. Updated U.S. Public Health Service guidelines for the management of occupational exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV, and recommendations for postexposure prophylaxis