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Nonhospital health care-associated hepatitis B and C virus transmission: United States, 1998–2008.

Thompson, Nicola D., Perz, Joseph F., Moorman, Anne C., Holmberg, Scott D.·2009·Annals of Internal Medicine
DOI 10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00007
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Abstract

In the United States, transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) from health care exposures has been considered uncommon. However, a review of outbreak information revealed 33 outbreaks in nonhospital health care settings in the past decade: 12 in outpatient clinics, 6 in hemodialysis centers, and 15 in long-term care facilities, resulting in 448 persons acquiring HBV or HCV infection. In each setting, the putative mechanism of infection was patient-to-patient transmission through failure of health care personnel to adhere to fundamental principles of infection control and aseptic technique (for example, reuse of syringes or lancing devices). Difficult to detect and investigate, these recognized outbreaks indicate a wider and growing problem as health care is increasingly provided in outpatient settings in which infection control training and oversight may be inadequate. A comprehensive approach involving better viral hepatitis surveillance and case investigation, health care provider education and training, professional oversight, licensing, and public awareness is needed to ensure that patients are always afforded basic levels of protection against viral hepatitis transmission.

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  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2008, MMWR Surveill Summ, 57, 1
  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2008, MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 57, 513
  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2003, MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 52, 901
  4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2005, MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 54, 220
  5. 2001, MMWR Recomm Rep, 50, 1
  6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2008, MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 57, 875

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Authors
Thompson, N. D., Perz, J. F., Moorman, A. C., & Holmberg, S. D.
Affiliations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
Corresponding author
Thompson, Nicola D.
ORCID
Thompson, Nicola D.
Venue
Annals of Internal Medicine
Publisher
American College of Physicians
Published
2009-01-06
Volume
150
Issue
1
Pages
33-39
ISSN
  • 0003-4819 (ISSN-L)
  • 1539-3704
DOI
10.7326/0003-4819-150-1-200901060-00007
OpenAlex
W2015439681
Cited by
283
References
23
Citations by year
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FWCI
26.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.acpjournals.org/journal/aim/text-and-data-mining (tdm)
Locations
  • Annals of Internal Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Infection Control in Healthcare
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Hepatitis C virus research
Keywords
hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, nosocomial infections, patient-to-patient transmission, infection control, aseptic technique, syringe reuse, hemodialysis centers, long-term care facilities, outpatient clinics, viral hepatitis surveillance, outbreak investigation, health professions education, health care licensing
MeSH terms
Ambulatory Care, Disease Outbreaks, Female, Renal Dialysis, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Humans, Long-Term Care, Male, United States, Infection Control

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