Acupuncture needles can carry hepatitis C virus

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Oct;35(10):1319-21. doi: 10.1086/678079.

Authors

M A Lemos Jr¹, J B G Silva, A C S Braga, B M Carneiro, P Rahal, R C M A Silva

Affiliation

¹ Rio Preto Medical School, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil.

PMID: 25203197
DOI: 10.1086/678079

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acupuncture Therapy / adverse effects*
Adult
Aged
Equipment Contamination
Female
Hepacivirus / physiology*
Hepatitis C / transmission*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Needles / virology*