Detection of Hepatitis C virus in an exhumed body identifies the origin of a nosocomial transmission which caused multiple fatal diseases

ConclusionsThis study highlights the value of sequence analysis as a tool for solving medico-legal conflicts. The high court of justice sentenced that a health worker's reuse of a contaminated needle resulted in the nosocomial transmission of HCV.
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research