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[530] ENVIRONMENT CONTAMINATION AND BREACHES IN THE UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS ARE THE CAUSES OF HCV TRANSMISSION IN HEMODIALYSIS UNITS

✍ Scribed by S. Chevaliez; E. Girou; D. Challine; M. Thiessart; Y. Morice; P. Lesprit; L. Tkoub-Scheirlinck; S. Soing-Altrach; F. Cizeau; C. Cavin; M. Andre; P. Lang; J.-M. Pawlotsky

Book ID: 117375622
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2007
Tongue: English
Weight: 152 KB
Volume: 46
Category: Article
ISSN: 0168-8278
DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(07)62128-x

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