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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Feb;28(2):227-9. Epub 2007 Jan 26.
Hepatitis C virus transmission from a healthcare worker to a patient.
Lot F, Delarocque-Astagneau E, Thiers V, Bernet C, Rimlinger F, Desenclos JC, Chaud P, Dumay F.
Departement des maladies infectieuses, Institut de veille sanitaire, Saint-Maurice, France f.lot@invs.sante.fr
We investigated the source of infection in a patient who developed acute hepatitis C virus infection after cardiothoracic surgery. A healthcare worker was found to be infected with hepatitis C virus, and molecular analysis indicated the strain was similar to that found in the patient. The exact mode of transmission was not identified; however, atopic eczema on the healthcare worker’s hands may have contributed to the transmission.