Published Date: 2010-11-14 18:00:03
Subject: PRO> Hepatitis B, nosocomial, care home - USA (02): (NC) context
Archive Number: 20101114.4140

HEPATITIS B, NOSOCOMIAL, CARE HOME - USA (02): (NORTH CAROLINA) CONTEXT
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Date: Sun 14 nov 2010
From: Steve Berger <mberger@post.tau.ac.il>


Regarding a recent episode in North Carolina [see: ProMED-mail archived
report referenced below], 18 outbreaks of hepatitis B in the United States
during 1990 to 2009 were related to improper use of blood glucose
monitoring equipment [primary references available on request] [1,2].

References:
1. Berger SA. Infectious Diseases of the United States, 2010, 970 pp.
Gideon e-book series,
<http://www.gideononline.com/ebooks/country/infectious-diseases-of-the-united-states/>.

2. Berger SA. Hepatitis B: Global Status, 2010, 312 pp. Gideon e-book
series,
<http://www.gideononline.com/ebooks/disease/hepatitis-b-global-status/>.

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Steve Berger
Geographic Medicine
Tel Aviv Medical Center
<mberger@post.tau.ac.il>

[ProMED-mail thanks Steve Berger for providing this additional information
in response to the moderator's comment. - Mod.CP]

See Also

Hepatitis B, nosocomial, care home - USA: (NC) 20101113.4129

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