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Late Appearance of Hepatitis C Virus RNA After Needlestick Injury: Necessity for a More Intensive Follow-Up

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Norbert H. Gruener ,
Malte Heeg ,
Martin Obermeier ,
Axel Ulsenheimer ,
Bijan Raziorrouh ,
Helmut Diepolder ,
Reinhart Zachoval  and
Maria-Christina Jung
Norbert H. Gruener*
Affiliation:
Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Klinikum der Universität-Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany Institut für Immunologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
Malte Heeg
Affiliation:
Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Klinikum der Universität-Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany Institut für Immunologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
Martin Obermeier
Affiliation:
Max von Pettenkofer Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
Axel Ulsenheimer
Affiliation:
Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Klinikum der Universität-Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany Institut für Immunologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
Bijan Raziorrouh
Affiliation:
Institut für Immunologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
Helmut Diepolder
Affiliation:
Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Klinikum der Universität-Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany Institut für Immunologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
Reinhart Zachoval
Affiliation:
Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Klinikum der Universität-Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
Maria-Christina Jung
Affiliation:
Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Klinikum der Universität-Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany Institut für Immunologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
*
Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Klinikum der Universität-Großhadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 München, Germany([email protected])
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , March 2009 , pp. 299 - 300
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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