| a large nosocomial outbreak of hepatitis c and hepatitis b among patients receiving pain remediation treatments. | in august 2002, the oklahoma state department of health received a report of six patients with unexplained hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection treated in the same pain remediation clinic. we investigated the outbreak's extent and etiology. | 2004 | 15301030 |
| transmission of hepatitis b and c viruses in outpatient settings--new york, oklahoma, and nebraska, 2000-2002. | transmission of hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) can occur in health-care settings from percutaneous or mucosal exposures to blood or other body fluids from an infected patient or health-care worker. this report summarizes the investigation of four outbreaks of hbv and hcv infections that occurred in outpatient health-care settings. the investigation of each outbreak suggested that unsafe injection practices, primarily reuse of syringes and needles or contamination of multiple ... | 2003 | 14508437 |
| impact of the 1999 aap/usphs joint statement on thimerosal in vaccines on infant hepatitis b vaccination practices. | on july 8,1999, the american academy of pediatrics (aap) and the u.s. public health service (phs) jointly recommended reducing infant exposure to thimerosal, a commonly used vaccine preservative that contains mercury. specific recommendations were made to postpone the first hepatitis b vaccine dose until 2-6 months of age for infants born to hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag)-negative (i.e., not hepatitis b virus [hbv]-infected) women. infants born to hbsag-positive (i.e., hbv-infected) women, ... | 2001 | 11263794 |
| hepatitis b school-based vaccination programmes in the usa: a model for hepatitis a and b. | following the recommendation for routine vaccination against hepatitis b virus for newborns, many states have started school-based catch-up vaccination of 11- to 12-year-olds. implementation of these programmes requires educational and promotional initiatives to increase awareness among parents, children, teachers, school nurses, school boards and administration. experience in framingham, massachusetts, suggests that over 90% of targeted hepatitis b vaccine coverage can be achieved. because hepa ... | 2000 | 10683556 |