Assessing State Variation in Plastic Surgeons’ Risk of Hepatitis C Exposure: Revisit in Methodology

Background:. As the national opioid epidemic escalates, rates of the Hepatitis C (HCV) infection have similarly risen. Surgeons exposed intraoperatively secondary to sharp instrument or needle-sticks are affected both socioeconomically and physically. Current treatment strategies involve antiretrovi...

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Main Authors: Kristen M. Hardy, BS, MD, Cody L. Mullens, MPH, Aaron C. Mason, MD, FACS, FAAP, CHPE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-10-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003220