Molecular Epidemiology of a Hepatitis C Virus Outbreak in a Hemodialysis Unit

Molecular epidemiology of a hepatitis C virus outbreak in a hemodialysis unit in Italy.

Hemodialysis patients are at increased risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The aim of this study was to investigate a HCV outbreak in a hemodialysis unit using epidemiological and molecular methods. Between April 2003 and October 2003, anti-HCV seronconversion was detected in four patients attending the unit. These cases were added to 10 patients already anti-HCV positive upon admission ...

Molecular epidemiology of a hepatitis C virus outbreak in a haemodialysis unit. Multicentre Haemodialysis Cohort Study on Viral Hepatitis.

BACKGROUND Haemodialysis patients are at high risk of infection by hepatitis C virus. The aim of this study was to investigate a hepatitis C virus outbreak which occurred in a haemodialysis unit, using epidemiological and molecular methods. METHODS Five seroconversions to hepatitis C virus antibody (anti-HCV) were observed over a 6 month period and these were added to the four previously reco...

Molecular epidemiology of a hepatitis C virus epidemic in a haemodialysis unit: outbreak investigation and infection outcome

BACKGROUND HCV is a leading cause of liver chronic diseases all over the world. In developed countries the highest prevalence of infection is reported among intravenous drug users and haemodialysis (HD) patients. The present report is to identify the pathway of HCV transmission during an outbreak of HCV infection in a privately run haemodialysis (HD) unit in Italy in 2005. METHODS Dynamics of...

Molecular epidemiology of a hepatitis C virus outbreak in a leprosy sanatorium in Japan.

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) outbreak that occurred between 1940 and 1999 in a closed leprosy sanatorium located on a small island in Japan was analyzed. The analysis of 318 nucleotides in the NS5B region of HCV allowed us to establish the existence of at least three different HCV strains in this sanatorium.

Molecular Epidemiology of a Hepatitis C virus Outbreak in a Leprosy