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Cambridge University Press, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 6(20), p. 434-436

DOI: 10.1086/501649

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Evaluation of a disinfection procedure for hysteroscopes contaminated by hepatitis C virus

Journal article published in 1999 by Catherine Sartor, Xavier de Lamballerie, Philippe de Micco, Remi Nicolas Charrel ORCID, Xavier de Lamballerie, Roland Sambuc, Philippe De Micco, Leon Boubli
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Abstract

AbstractWe assessed the ability of a standard disinfection procedure to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) from the air-water channel of hysteroscopes. The residual HCV RNA remaining after the disinfection procedure was measured by polymerase chain reaction. When correctly applied to hysteroscopes, the standard disinfection procedure was sufficient to eliminate the risk of HCV transmission.