Table 1.

Characteristics of the Studied Healthcare Workers

Characteristic	n (%)
Subjects	72
Male	30 (41.6)
Type of Exposure
Needlestick/Cut	54 (75)
Risk score, lowa	16 (22.2)
Risk score, medium	25 (30.6)
Risk score, high	13 (18.1)
Cutaneous	7 (9.7)
Mucosal	11 (15.3)
Serum HCV RNAb	0 (0)
HCV antibodiesc	0 (0)

Abbreviation: HCV, hepatitis C virus.

^a Risk score for HCV transmission as described in the Materials and Methods section.

^b Determined by qualitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (COBAS Amplicor HCV Test 2.0) at all study time points.