Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus during Computed Tomography Scanning with Contrast

Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus during Computed Tomography Scanning with Contrast

Six cases of acute hepatitis C related to computed tomography scanning with contrast were identified in 3 hospitals. A patient with chronic hepatitis C had been subjected to the same procedure immediately before each patient who developed acute infection. Viral molecular analysis showed identity bet...

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Main Authors: Helena Pañella, Cristina Rius, Joan A. Caylà
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis C virus
computed tomography scanning with contrast
transmission
dispatch
Spain
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/2/06-0763_article

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