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Sara Cody and colleagues,¹ in their interesting report of transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) from a patient to an anesthesiologist and then to a second patient, outline once again the problem of transmission of blood-borne viruses in hospital settings. Transmission of another hepatitis virus, namely, hepatitis B virus (HBV), from surgeons to patients has been widely documented,^2-6 whereas reports of HCV transmission are rare^7-9 and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission exceptional.¹⁰ Health care workers are also at risk of acquiring blood-borne infections during their duties.

Legislation in most countries does not establish clear and firm criteria for the protection of patients or health care workers, thus exposing hospital administrators to legal actions and considerable refund. We believe it is urgent to establish clear criteria in this complex field with many legal and moral implications (eg, a surgeon who has acquired a blood-borne infection during his or her duties may . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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