Contamination by Hepatitis C in a Haemodialysis Center: Preventive Measures

Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in large vehicle drivers in center of Iran (Yazd)

Introduction: Hepatitis B and C are major health problems in many countries, especially developing areas. The frequency of hepatitis B is less than 0.8%, and chronic hepatitis C is less than 0.5% in the general population of Yazd in the center of Iran. Large vehicle drivers have some risk factors for acquiring hepatitis B and C infection. This is important because viral hepatitis complications,...

Preventive measures reducing superficial mycobiotic contamination of grain.

Search for the preventive measures reducing the accumulation of mycotoxin producers in food raw material was carried out. Active ventilation was used; the impact of the electro-chemically activated air (ozone) and electro-chemically activated water (anolyte) on the micromycetes prevailing in grain raw material for food (GRMF) was determined. The GRMF was dried by active ventilation using the oz...

[Bacterial contamination of laundry in hospitals: actual state of the contamination and preventive measures against it].

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...

Hepatitis C in hemodialysis patients: current global magnitude, natural history, diagnostic difficulties, and preventive measures.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The reported prevalence of HCV among the HD population has varied greatly from 1.9 to 84.6% in different countries in recent years. The length of time on HD is generally believed to be associated with HCV acquisition in HD subjects. Nevertheless, several recent reports failed to re...