| Literature DB >> 1484168 |
M E Hernandez1, M Bruguera, T Puyuelo, J M Barrera, J M Sanchez Tapias, J Rodés.
Abstract
To assess the risk to hospital personnel of acquiring an hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection as a result of occupational exposure to needle-stick injuries, 81 employees who had parenteral exposure to an anti-HCV-positive source were followed for 12 months. None developed hepatitis and anti-HCV testing by a second-generation ELISA system of serum samples collected on the day of exposure and at 3, 6 and 12 months was negative. Consequently, a low efficacy of needle-stick injuries in the transmission of HCV in hospital personnel may be suggested.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1484168 DOI： 10.1016/s0168-8278(05)80094-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Hepatol ISSN： 0168-8278 Impact factor: 25.083