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  1. Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Rieti General Hospital, viale Kennedy, I-02100, Rieti

    V. Di Nardo M. D. & M. E. Bonaventura M. D.

  2. Hospital Laboratory, Rieti General Hospital, viale Kennedy, I-02100, Rieti

    B. Chiaretti M. D.

  3. AIDS Surgical Unit, L. Spallanzani Hospital, Rome, Italy

    N. Petrosillo M. D., V. Puro M. D. & G. Ippolito M. D.

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Di Nardo, V., Bonaventura, M.E., Chiaretti, B. et al. Low risk of HCV infection in health care workers. Infection 22, 115 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01739019

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