Hepatitis C virus transmission from a healthcare worker to a patient.
We investigated the source of infection in a patient who developed acute hepatitis C virus infection after cardiothoracic surgery. A healthcare worker was found to be infected with hepatitis C virus, and molecular analysis indicated the strain was similar to that found in the patient. The exact mode of transmission was not identified; however, atopic eczema on the healthcare worker's hands may have contributed to the transmission.
Lot
Florence
F
Departement des maladies infectieuses, Institut de veille sanitaire, Saint-Maurice, France f.lot@invs.sante.fr
Delarocque-Astagneau
Elisabeth
E
Thiers
Valérie
V
Bernet
Claude
C
Rimlinger
François
F
Desenclos
Jean-Claude
JC
Chaud
Pascal
P
Dumay
Françoise
F
D000208:Acute Disease; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005838:Genotype; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000235:genetics; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications