title: A "one-two punch" leading to hepatitis C seroconversion.
abstract: We report a case of acute hepatitis C virus infection that occurred after a traumatic altercation among prison inmates. This report has significant implications for infection control policies and procedures in prisons and jails, where the estimated prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection is ∼20 times that of the general population.
authors.affiliation: Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University, USA. enagami@partners.org
authors.forename: Ellen H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Nagami
authors.forename: Arthur Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Christopher E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Birch
authors.forename: Melinda J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bowen
authors.forename: Barbara H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: McGovern
mesh_terms: D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011329:Prisoners; D011330:Prisons; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*