Transmission of hepatitis C virus during computed tomography scanning with contrast.
Six cases of acute hepatitis C related to computed tomography scanning with contrast were identified in 3 hospitals. A patient with chronic hepatitis C had been subjected to the same procedure immediately before each patient who developed acute infection. Viral molecular analysis showed identity between isolates from cases with acute and chronic hepatitis C.
Pañella
Helena
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Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. hpanella@aspb.es
Rius
Cristina
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Caylà
Joan A
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods
D003287:Contrast Media