title: Sewer workers: occupational risk for hepatitis C--report of two cases and review of literature.
abstract: Two sewer workers contracted hepatitis C. The epidemiological literature in which sewer-contaminated water is described as a known vector for outbreaks of hepatitis C, as well as the specific occupational history of the two patients described here, suggest that sewer workers may be at increased risk of contracting hepatitis C.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brautbar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Navizadeh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012722:Sewage; D014876:Water Pollution
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage