Patient-to-patient transmission of hepatitis C virus during colonoscopy

Article Abstract:

Two patients were infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) when they received a colonoscopy with instruments that were not properly sterilized. They were a 55-year-old man and his 54-year-old wife, both of whom received the colonoscopy because they had a family history of colon cancer. About 7 months later, they developed hepatitis and tested positive for HCV. A 42-year-old woman known to be HCV-positive had received a colonoscopy on the same day. An investigation revealed that the colonoscopy equipment had not been properly sterilized. All three patients were infected with the same viral isolate.

Risk factors, Hepatitis C, Disease transmission, Medical equipment, Hepatitis C virus, Medical equipment sterilization

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Colonoscopic withdrawal times and adenoma detection during screening colonoscopy

Article Abstract:

Study is conducted to assess the rates of detection of adenomas and the amount of time taken to withdraw the colonoscope among endoscopists to assess the performance of screening colonoscopy in a large community-based practice. It is found that greater rates of detection of adenomas among endoscopists who had longer mean times for withdrawal of the colonoscope.

United States, Diagnosis, Adenoma

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Use of the Web for Medical Information by a Gastroenterology Clinic Population

Article Abstract:

Many patients are using the Internet to obtain health information. In a survey of 924 patients attending a gastroenterology clinic, 25% said they had used the Internet to get health information and 60% said they would do so in the future. Only 4% had been referred to the Internet by a doctor.

Usage, Internet, Behavior, Patients

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