Patient‐to‐Patient Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus Through the Use of Multidose Vials During General Anesthesia

A cluster of four patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was identified in a surgery clinic. Molecular characterization revealed close homology between viruses. This cluster was related to unsafe injection practices through multidose vials and reused materials. Among 796 patients potentiall...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2005-09, Vol.26 (9), p.789-792
Main Authors: Germain, Jeanne‐Marie, Carbonne, Anne, Thiers, Valérie, Gros, Hélène, Chastan, Sylvie, Bouvet, Elisabeth, Astagneau, Pascal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Anesthesia
Anesthesia, General - methods
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Blood-Borne Pathogens
Concise Communications
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - transmission
Cross Infection - virology
Disease Outbreaks
Disease transmission
Epidemiology
Equipment Contamination
Equipment Reuse
Female
France - epidemiology
General anesthesia
General anesthesia. Technics. Complications. Neuromuscular blocking. Premedication. Surgical preparation. Sedation
Health care industry
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C - epidemiology
Hepatitis C - transmission
Hepatitis C virus
HIV
Hospital Units - statistics & numerical data
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Nucleotides
Nursing
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Viral - analysis
Syringes - virology
Viral diseases
Viral hepatitis
Viruses
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Summary:A cluster of four patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was identified in a surgery clinic. Molecular characterization revealed close homology between viruses. This cluster was related to unsafe injection practices through multidose vials and reused materials. Among 796 patients potentially exposed to and screened for HCV, no other cluster was identified.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/502618