US Outbreak Investigations Highlight the Need for Safe Injection Practices and Basic Infection Control Joseph F. Perz, DrPH, MA, Nicola D. Thompson,

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US Outbreak Investigations Highlight the Need for Safe Injection Practices and Basic Infection Control Joseph F. Perz, DrPH, MA, Nicola D. Thompson, PhD, MS, Melissa K. Schaefer, MD, Priti R. Patel, MD, MPH Clinics in Liver Disease Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 137-151 (February 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.cld.2009.11.004 Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Illustration of how indirect syringe reuse can lead to HCV contamination of a shared medication vial. (Data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Acute hepatitis C virus infections attributed to unsafe injection practices at an endoscopy clinic—Nevada, 2007. MMWR Morbid Mortal Weekly Rep 2008;57:513–7.) Clinics in Liver Disease 2010 14, 137-151DOI: (10.1016/j.cld.2009.11.004) Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions