[Hepatitis C outbreak in an oncology ward]
| Autor: | Gil, Rodríguez-Caravaca, María Concepción, Villar-del-Campo, María Luisa, Casas-Losada, Fernando, Cava-Valenciano, Angel, Gil-de-Miguel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Aged 80 and over Male Catheterization Central Venous Cross Infection Heparin Antineoplastic Agents Middle Aged Sodium Chloride Hepatitis C Disease Outbreaks Hospitals University Immunocompromised Host Risk Factors Spain Case-Control Studies Catheter-Related Infections Neoplasms Oncology Service Hospital Acute Disease Humans Female Drug Contamination Infusions Intravenous Aged |
| Zdroj: | Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica. 28(4) |
| ISSN: | 1578-1852 |
| Popis: | Study of an outbreak of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.Case-control study. Odds ratios for various risk factors were studied in patients with acute hepatitis C and an appropriate control group.Seven cases and 46 controls were included. Implantation of a central catheter was found to be an independent risk factor for hepatitis C (OR=35; 95% CI: 16.0-62.0).Inadequate manipulation of central catheters with heparinized saline solution, which was likely to be HCV-contaminated, caused the outbreak. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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