Detection and potential indicators of the presence of hepatitis C virus on surfaces in hospital settings

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 189-193

  Carducci, Annalaura ^a   Verani, M ^a   Casini, B ^a   Giuntini, A ^a   Mazzoni, F ^a   Rovini, E ^a   Passaglia, A ^a   Giusti, L ^a   Valenza, A ^a   Lombardi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); HEALTH RISKS; HOSPITALS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CLINICAL SAMPLES; DATA PRACTICES; DIRECT-DETECTION; HAEMOGLOBINS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL SETTINGS; POTENTIAL INDICATORS; VIRUS INFECTION; WORK PRACTICES;

VIRUSES;

HEMOGLOBIN;

VIRAL DISEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE; VIRUS DETECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0036119135     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2002.01066.x     Document Type: Article

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