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Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C Virus Infection Related to Endocavitary Ultrasound Probe Exposure in France

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Thomas Bénet ,
Jacques Ritter  and
Philippe Vanhems
Thomas Bénet
Affiliation:
Infection Control and Epidemiology Unit, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France; and Epidemiology and Public Health Unit, University of Lyon 1, Lyon, France
Jacques Ritter
Affiliation:
Virology Laboratory, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
Philippe Vanhems*
Affiliation:
Infection Control and Epidemiology Unit, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France; and Epidemiology and Public Health Unit, University of Lyon 1, Lyon, France
*
Service d’Hygiène, Epidémiologie et Prévention, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 5 place d’Arsonval, 69437 Lyon, Cedex 03, France (philippe.vanhems@chu-lyon.fr).
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 11 , November 2014 , pp. 1429 - 1431
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© 2014 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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