A public health response to a newly diagnosed case of hepatitis C associated with lapse in Infection Prevention and Control practices in a dental setting in Ontario, Canada

A public health response to a newly diagnosed case of hepatitis C associated with lapse in Infection Prevention and Control practices in a dental setting in Ontario, Canada

Background: Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPRDHU) investigated an exposure in an Ontario operatory dental facility related to a newly diagnosed hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection caused by a virus with an uncommon hepatitis C genotype. Lapses in Infection Prevention and Cont...

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Main Authors: Cassandra Johnston, Vidya Sunil, Dorothea Service, Anne Marie Holt, Gary Garber, Liane Macdonald, Erik Kristjanson, Tony Mazzulli, Romy Olsha, David Ryding, Avis Lynn Noseworthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Health Agency of Canada 2021-07-01
Series:Canada Communicable Disease Report
Subjects:
ipac
hepatitis c
dental
lapse
transmission
Online Access:https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/reports-publications/canada-communicable-disease-report-ccdr/monthly-issue/2021-47/issue-7-8-july-august-2021/ccdrv47i78a08-eng.pdf

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https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/reports-publications/canada-communicable-disease-report-ccdr/monthly-issue/2021-47/issue-7-8-july-august-2021/ccdrv47i78a08-eng.pdf

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