Canadian Hepatitis C Look-Back Investigation to Detect Transmission from an Infected General Surgeon
BACKGROUND: In February 2007, a general surgeon in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, tested positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV). The surgeon’s infection onset date could not be determined; however, episodic hepatic enzyme elevations were first detected in November 2004 and again in February 2007...
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
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| author | Meenakshi Dawar Tammy L Stuart Lamont E Sweet Anne M Neatby Lewis P Abbott Anton P Andonov Tom Wong Robert Gervais Rob Stirling |
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| description | BACKGROUND: In February 2007, a general surgeon in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, tested positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV). The surgeon’s infection onset date could not be determined; however, episodic hepatic enzyme elevations were first detected in November 2004 and again in February 2007. HCV transmission during surgery, alhough rare, has been documented. A phased look-back HCV screening program was conducted to detect HCV transmission from this surgeon to patients who underwent the highest-risk procedures in the three years before his positive test. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-243da543ac5145bdbb553de2242f3afb2025-02-03T01:01:47ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322010-01-01211e6e1110.1155/2010/750549Canadian Hepatitis C Look-Back Investigation to Detect Transmission from an Infected General SurgeonMeenakshi Dawar0Tammy L Stuart1Lamont E Sweet2Anne M Neatby3Lewis P Abbott4Anton P Andonov5Tom Wong6Robert Gervais7Rob Stirling8Canadian Field Epidemiology Program, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaCanadian Field Epidemiology Program, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Health, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Prince Edward Island, CanadaCommunicable Disease and Immunization Programs, Department of Health, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Prince Edward Island, CanadaLaboratory Services, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Prince Edward Island, CanadaMolecular and Immunodiagnostics Section, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaCommunity Acquired Infections Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, CanadaBlood Safety Surveillance and Health Care, Acquired Infections Division, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaCanadian Field Epidemiology Program, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: In February 2007, a general surgeon in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, tested positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV). The surgeon’s infection onset date could not be determined; however, episodic hepatic enzyme elevations were first detected in November 2004 and again in February 2007. HCV transmission during surgery, alhough rare, has been documented. A phased look-back HCV screening program was conducted to detect HCV transmission from this surgeon to patients who underwent the highest-risk procedures in the three years before his positive test.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/750549 |
| spellingShingle | Meenakshi Dawar Tammy L Stuart Lamont E Sweet Anne M Neatby Lewis P Abbott Anton P Andonov Tom Wong Robert Gervais Rob Stirling Canadian Hepatitis C Look-Back Investigation to Detect Transmission from an Infected General Surgeon Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Canadian Hepatitis C Look-Back Investigation to Detect Transmission from an Infected General Surgeon |
| title_full | Canadian Hepatitis C Look-Back Investigation to Detect Transmission from an Infected General Surgeon |
| title_fullStr | Canadian Hepatitis C Look-Back Investigation to Detect Transmission from an Infected General Surgeon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Canadian Hepatitis C Look-Back Investigation to Detect Transmission from an Infected General Surgeon |
| title_short | Canadian Hepatitis C Look-Back Investigation to Detect Transmission from an Infected General Surgeon |
| title_sort | canadian hepatitis c look back investigation to detect transmission from an infected general surgeon |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/750549 |
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