From: Clinical practice guideline management of blood borne viruses within the haemodialysis unit
Risk factors for new BBV infection | |
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• Injection drug use | |
• Male to male sexual contact | |
• Commercial sex workers | |
• Sexual contact with partners who inject illicit drugs or have BBV infection | |
• Infected with other BBV | |
• Recent kidney transplant from a donor known to be infected with BBV | |
• Recent receipt of health care in intermediate/ high risk countries |