Hepatitis C outbreak in a respiratory care ward associated with frequent injections: Taiwan, 2017.

CONCLUSION: HCV infection was associated with frequent injections and infection control lapses. Healthcare workers should follow safe injection practices and reduce injection frequency to prevent HCV transmission. PMID: 33342703 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33342703?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection - December 9, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Wu PY, Hung MN, Huang WL, Yang JY, Su CP Tags: J Microbiol Immunol Infect Source Type: research