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Prevention and treatment of infections with hepatitis C virus (HCV) remain a major challenge.¹ The main source of HCV infection in developed countries was formerly transfusion of contaminated blood and blood products but is now injection-drug use.^2,3,4 In general, a potential risk factor can be established for about 90 percent of all cases of HCV infection.³ One way of contracting HCV may be transmission from infected medical personnel to susceptible patients during medical care. Provider-to-patient transmission of HCV is rare, and in most cases HCV-positive surgeons are the probable source.^5,6,7 We studied an outbreak of HCV in a municipal hospital. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Methods

Patients

Epidemiologic Studies

Virologic and Molecular Studies

Statistical Analysis

Results

Epidemiologic Findings

Virologic and Molecular Findings

Discussion

Source Information

From the Institute of Virology, National Reference Center for Hepatitis C, University of Essen, Essen (R.S.R., S.V., T.G., M.R.); the Department of Occupational Health, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal (F.H.); and the Institute of Hygiene, Dr.-Horst-Schmidt-Kliniken, Wiesbaden (H.-M.S.) — all in Germany.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Ross at the Institute of Virology, National Reference Center for Hepatitis C, University of Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, D-45122 Essen, Germany, or at stefan. ross@uni-essen.de.

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