Health care-associated hepatitis C virus infection

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 46, 2014, Pages 17265-17278

  Pozzetto, Bruno ^a,b   Memmi, Meriam ^a   Garraud, Olivier ^a,c   Roblin, Xavier ^a,b   Berthelot, Philippe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA TRANSFUSION SANGUINE   (France)

Author keywords

Antiviral drugs; Health care worker; Health care associated infection; Hemodialysis; Hepatitis C virus; Occupational exposure; Standard precautions; Unsafe injections

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VACCINE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; DEVICE SAFETY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIMARY INFECTION; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS INFECTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFECTION CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; TRANSMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIROLOGY;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84918585892     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i46.17265     Document Type: Article

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