Table 1.

Selected Studies of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Following Occupational Exposure

Source, Year	Size of Study, Exposures, No.	Incident HCV, No. (%)	Comments
Hernandez et al, 1992 [7]	81	0 (0)	Retrospective, needlestick injury, anti-HCV confirmation of source
Mitsui et al, 1992 [8]	68	7 (10)	Retrospective, needlestick injury, only analyzed source exposures with detectable HCV RNA
Sodeyama et al, 1993 [9]	92	3 (3.3)	Retrospective, needlestick injury, only analyzed source exposures with detectable HCV RNA
Lanphear et al, 1994 [10]	50	3 (6)	Retrospective, needlestick injury, anti-HCV confirmation of source
Puro et al, 1995 [11]	331	4 (1.2)	Prospective, needlestick injury, anti-HCV confirmation of source
Aria et al, 1996 [12]	56	3 (5.4)	Prospective, needlestick injury
Takagi et al, 1998 [13]	251	4 (1.6)	Retrospective, multiple injury types (87.7% needlestick or suture/surgical)
Hasan et al, 1999 [14]	25	0 (0)	Prospective, needlestick injury, all source patients with detectable HCV RNA
Baldo et al, 2002 [15]	68	0 (0)	Prospective, all injuries included, only analyzed source exposures with detectable HCV RNA
Chung et al, 2003 [16]	405	1 (0.2)	Retrospective, needlestick injury, anti-HCV confirmation of source
De Carli et al, 2003 [17]	1876	14 (0.74)	Prospective, needlestick, anti-HCV confirmation of source
Tomkins et al, 2012 [18]	626	14 (2.2)	Retrospective, all injuries included, anti-HCV confirmation of source

Abbreviations: HCV, hepatitis C virus; RNA, ribonucleic acid.