Transmission

Precautions Against Hepatitis C Crucial for Radiology Centers

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, April 24th, 2000

A study presented at a recent conference on nosocomial infections suggests that health care workers who work in radiology wards or centers should be particularly vigilant about taking preventive precautions against hepatitis C transmission.

P. Astagneau and associates in Paris, France, conducted a multi-center study of the risk for hepatitis C virus transmission in radiology units. This study was presented in Atlanta, Georgia at the 4^th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections.

Patients, prior to receiving radiology treatment, were tested for HCV antibodies. Antibody positive patients were...

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