Retrospective investigation of patients exposed to possible transmission of hepatitis C virus by a capillary blood glucose meter

The Journal of Hospital Infection
Z KadiP Astagneau

Abstract

A 75-year-old female with no known risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was hospitalized and a diagnosis of HCV seroconversion was established (HCV immunoblot and a positive quantitative viral load). An epidemiological investigation revealed that, during a previous hospitalization resulting in a diagnosis of diabetes, she had shared a Glucotrend capillary blood glucose meter (CBGM; Roche Diagnostics, France) with a known HCV-positive diabetic patient. Poor hygiene practices were observed when using this device. Since the Glucotrend CBGM had been purchased, the suspected source patient had been hospitalized eight times and another 19 diabetic patients with known anti-HCV antibodies also regularly attended the same hospital. Consequently, 35 diabetic patients who had been hospitalized at the same time as the suspected source patient and 1305 patients who had used the Glucotrend CBGM were invited to undergo serum anti-hepatitis B virus, anti-HCV and anti-human immunodeficiency virus testing. Among the 35 diabetic patients, none of the 24 subjects tested were positive. Among the 1305 other patients, 995 were tested and 19 (2%) were anti-HCV positive. Although this prevalence is higher than that reported in the general...Continue Reading

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