Brief communication: Sewer workers: Occupational risk for hepatitis C - Report of two cases and review of literature

被引：8

作者：

Brautbar, N ^{[1
]}

Navizadeh, N ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ So Calif, Sch Med, Dept Med, Los Angeles, CA 90033 USA

来源：

ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | 1999年 / 54卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1080/00039899909602495

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Two sewer workers contracted hepatitis C. The epidemiological literature in which sewer-contaminated water is described as a known vector for outbreaks of hepatitis C, as well as the specific occupational history of the two patients described here, suggest that sewer workers may be at increased risk of contracting hepatitis C.

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