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Number of known risk factors in 148 patients with chronic hepatitis C infection evaluated at two Alabama tertiary care medical centers. A. Number and % of patients exposed to each risk factor (includes multiple exposures)* |
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| KNOWN RISK FACTOR |
N (%) |
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| No known risk factor |
7 (4.7) |
— |
| Injection Drug or intranasal cocaine use |
71 (48) |
7 |
| Sharing of razors and toothbrushes |
65 (44) |
17,18 |
| Body/ear piercing |
63 (42.6) |
7,17 |
| Recipient of blood (products) before 1992 |
62 (41.9) |
7, 19, 20 |
| Sexual exposure |
55 (37.2) |
1,8 |
| Occupational exposure to blood |
47 (31.8) |
21 |
| Tattooing |
25 (16.9) |
17,22,23 |
| Hemodialysis |
0 (0) |
24,21 |
| Acupuncture |
0 (0) |
25,26 |
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*For example, if an individual has exposure to both blood products and tattooing, they are counted under "Tattooing" as well as "Recipient of blood (products) before 1992" | ||
Yee et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2001 1:8 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-1-8 |
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