Prospective study of cross-infection from upper-GI endoscopy in a hepatitis C-prevalent population{A figure is presented}

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 584-588

  Mikhail, Nabiel N ^a   Lewis, David L ^a   Omar, Nabiel ^a   Taha, Hossam ^a   El Badawy, Amal ^a   Abdel Mawgoud, Naglaa ^a   Abdel Hamid, Mohamed ^a   Strickland, George T ^a  

^a ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE TRAINING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROCONVERSION; SEROPREVALENCE; STANDARD; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; EGYPT; ENDOSCOPES, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33947301819     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.07.033     Document Type: Article

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