title: Transmission of hepatitis C virus associated with surgical procedures - New Jersey 2010 and Wisconsin 2011.
abstract: Incidents of health care-associated hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission that resulted from breaches in injection safety and infection prevention practices have been previously documented. During 2010 and 2011, separate, unrelated, occurrences of HCV infections in New Jersey and Wisconsin associated with surgical procedures were investigated to determine sources of HCV and mechanisms of HCV transmission. Molecular analyses of HCV strains and epidemiologic investigations indicated that transmission likely resulted from breaches of infection prevention practices. Health care and public health professionals should consider health care-associated transmission when evaluating acute HCV infections.
authors.forename: Andria
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Apostolou
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Bartholomew
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Greeley
authors.forename: Sheila M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Guilfoyle
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Genese
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Montana
authors.forename: Gwen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Borlaug
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009515:New Jersey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000453:epidemiology