Acute hepatitis C transmitted by needlestick accident despite short duration interferon treatment.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission by needlestick accidents involving hospital employees has become an important problem. The present report is of a case of acute hepatitis C that developed after a needlestick injury, despite short duration interferon treatment performed just after the accident in a trial effort to prevent HCV transmission. Nosocomial infection of HCV in medical employees is reviewed, and the current prospects for protecting them from HCV transmission after needlestick accident are discussed.
Nakano
Y
Y
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Kiyosawa
K
K
Sodeyama
T
T
Tanaka
E
E
Matsumoto
A
A
Ichijo
T
T
Mizokami
M
M
Furuta
S
S
D000059:Accidents; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000150:complications*
D007372:Interferons