Two sewer workers contracted hepatitis C. The epidemiological literature in which sewer-contaminated water is described as a known vector for outbreaks of hepatitis C, as well as the specific occupational history of the two patients described here, suggest that sewer workers may be at increased risk of contracting hepatitis C.
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