| Title |
Nosocomial transmission of hepatitis C virus from an anesthesiologist to three patients – epidemiologic and molecular evidence
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Virology, December 2005
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00705-005-0674-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
K. Stark, M. Hänel, T. Berg, E. Schreier |
| Abstract |
Acute hepatitis C occurred in three patients who had undergone gynecologic surgery in an outpatient clinic on a single day. Epidemiologic and virologic investigations revealed virus transmission from an anesthesiologist with chronic hepatitis C. HCV sequencing demonstrated that all four persons were infected by the same strain. The precise mode of transmission could not be elucidated but hygienic standards had been severely neglected. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 14 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 13 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Professor | 4 | 29% |
| Researcher | 3 | 21% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 2 | 14% |
| Unknown | 1 | 7% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 43% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 21% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 14% |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 1 | 7% |