Volume 14, Number 2—February 2008
Dispatch
Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus during Computed Tomography Scanning with Contrast
Helena Pañella*
, Cristina Rius*, Joan A. Caylà*, and the Barcelona Hepatitis C Nosocomial Research Working Group 1
, Cristina Rius*, Joan A. Caylà*, and the Barcelona Hepatitis C Nosocomial Research Working Group 1
Table 2
Transmission of hepatitis C during computed tomography (CT) scan with contrast*
| Characteristic | 2004 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11 | Jun 25 | Jun 29 | Aug 9 | |
| No. patients scanned after carrier, sharing same equipment | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| No. cases of transmission | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Time between carrier scan and case scan | 2 h 17 min | 32 min | 29 min | 59 min |
| Hospital | A | A | B | C |
| Secondary attack rate, % (95% CI) | 60 (17.04–92.74) | 9.09 (0.47–42.88) | 20 (1.05–70.12) | 50 (2.66–97.33) |
| Syringe replacement | Every 8 h | Every 8 h | <8 h | >24 h |
| Disconnection procedure with risk of transmission | Present | Present | Present | Present |
*CI, confidence interval.
1Barcelona Hepatitis C Nosocomial Research Working Group: E. Molinero and J.R. Villalbí, Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona; F. Bory, J. Bruguera, X. Castells, J.M. Garcés, C. Iniesta, H. Knobel, T. Pi-Sunyer, R. Solà, and J. Varela, Hospital del Mar, Institut Municipal Investigacio Medica; M. Bruguera, A. Feliu, and X. Forns, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona; M. Campins, J.I. Esteban, M. Martell, J. Quer, and J.M. Sánchez, Hospital Vall d’Hebron Institut Català de la Salut, UAB and Ciberehd.
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