Health care-associated hepatitis C virus infection

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2014; 20(46): 17265-17278
Published online Dec 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i46.17265

Table 3 Main preventive measures aimed at blocking the transmission of hepatitis C virus in health care settings according to the situations schematized in Figure 1

	Prevention of patient to patient HCV transmission	Prevention of patient to HCW HCV transmission	Prevention of HCW to patient HCV transmission
Standard Precautions	X	X	X
Work practice controls	X	X	X
Engineered safety devices for injections		X	X
Use of single-use devices for injections	X
Biological screening of blood products, tissue and grafts	X
Restriction of activity of infected providers			X
Antiviral treatment of infected providers			X

HCV: Hepatitis C virus; HCW: Health care worker.

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Citation: Pozzetto B, Memmi M, Garraud O, Roblin X, Berthelot P. Health care-associated hepatitis C virus infection. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(46): 17265-17278
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i46/17265.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i46.17265

Pozzetto B, Memmi M, Garraud O, Roblin X, Berthelot P. Health care-associated hepatitis C virus infection. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(46): 17265-17278 [PMID: 25516637 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i46.17265]

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