Viral infections and the blood supply
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As the blood supply becomes safer, physicians need to keep other risk factors in mind when presented with a patient infected with a blood-borne virus. A 1996 study found that the risk of transmitting blood-borne viruses through blood donations is very small. The risk of transmitting HIV, for example, was 1 in 493,000. Another study in the same year found that 42% of repeat blood donors infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) were injecting drug addicts, a habit they denied during the screening process. Sexual promiscuity, ear piercing and intranasal cocaine use were other risk factors for HCV infection.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 1996
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Skin and soft-tissue infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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The evaluation and management of skin and soft-tissue infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is presented.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2007
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