Hepatitis C virus transmission from an anesthesiologist to a patient

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 345-350

  Cody, Sara H ^a,b,f   Nainan, Omana V ^c   Garfein, Richard S ^b,c,g   Meyers, Hildy ^d   Bell, Beth P ^c   Shapiro, Craig N ^c   Meeks, Emory L ^c   Pitt, Harriett ^e   Mouzin, Eric ^b,h   Alter, Miriam J ^c   Margolis, Harold S ^c   Vugia, Due J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d Health Care Agency of Orange County California   (United States)

^e Memorial Health Services   (United States)

^f Santa Clara County Public Health Department   (United States)

^g CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^h UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORACOTOMY; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0037060034     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.162.3.345     Document Type: Article

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