Question - Illicit drug diversion by what group of individuals has resulted in outbreaks of hepatitis C?
Answer- Hepatitis C outbreaks have been documented as a result of illicit drug diversion by U.S. health care professionals including nurses and technicians. In each of the outbreaks addressed in the cited article, “the health care professional was infected with hepatitis C virus and served as the source; nearly 30,000 patients were potentially exposed to blood borne pathogens and targeted for notification advising testing” (Schaefer MK and Perz JF. Outbreaks of infections associated with drug diversion by US health care personnel. 2014 Mayo Clin Proc 89(7): 878-887)
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