Mathematical modeling of hepatitis C virus transmission in hemodialysis

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 403-407

  Laporte, Franck ^a   Tap, Gérard ^b   Jaafar, Acil ^a   Saune Sandres, Karine ^a   Kamar, Nassim ^c,d   Rostaing, Lionel ^c,d   Izopet, Jacques ^a  

^a Department of Virology   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^c CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NURSE; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HEMODIALYSIS UNITS, HOSPITAL; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREVALENCE; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 66149116872     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.05.013     Document Type: Article

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