title: Risk of hepatitis C after immunoadsorption.
abstract: An episode of acute hepatitis in a patient with hemophilia during immunoadsorption therapy initially was misinterpreted as a reactivated hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, but ultimately was shown to be an exogenous reinfection during cohort treatment with another HCV-positive patient. This incident illustrates that policies for the prevention of nosocomial transmission of blood-borne pathogens, especially in cohort treatment units, may need to be reassessed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Geulen
authors.forename: Bertfried
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Matz
authors.forename: Hans H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Brackmann
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Spengler
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Exner
authors.forename: Wilhelm
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nettekoven
authors.forename: You-Dschun
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Heike
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeitler
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vetter
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003428:Cross Infection; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000628:therapy*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007163:Immunosorbent Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors