Outbreak of hepatitis C among patients admitted to the Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics, and Oncology

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages e7-

  Rorat, Marta ^a   Jurek, Tomasz ^a   Szleszkowski, Lukasz ^a   Gladysz, Andrzej ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adverse event; Equipment contamination; Infection control; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; ONCOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADVERSE EVENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; INFECTION CONTROL; SAFETY;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891607618     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.07.016     Document Type: Article

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