title: Hepatitis C virus transmission from a healthcare worker to a patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departement des maladies infectieuses, Institut de veille sanitaire, Saint-Maurice, France f.lot@invs.sante.fr
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lot
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Delarocque-Astagneau
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Thiers
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bernet
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rimlinger
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Desenclos
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaud
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dumay
mesh_terms: 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