Management of occupational exposure to hepatitis C: survey of United Kingdom practice.
We conducted a survey to assess the action taken when health care workers suffered inoculation injuries from patients who might have hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. A substantial proportion of health care workers may be receiving inadequate follow up and existing guidelines should now be implemented in full and extended to include guidance on treatment.
Department of Medical Microbiology, Royal London Hospital, 37 Ashfield Street, London E1 1BB. d.w.wareham@mds.qmw.ac.uk
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D003625:Data Collection; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008829:Microbiology; D016602:Needlestick Injuries; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control; D006113:United Kingdom