Syringe-Transmitted Hepatitis: A Recent Epidemic in Historical Perspective
- 6 May 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 176 (5) , 413-418
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1961.03040180015004
Abstract
Eight cases of hepatitis in adults were attributed epidemiologically to infections spread by means of inadequately sterilized needles and syringes used repeatedly in a physician's office practice. The patients' potential exposures and subsequent onsets of illness were compatible with a "common source" outbreak of hepatitis B. Historical and contemporary examples of hepatitis epidemics attributable to a variety of contaminated instruments emphasize the continuing importance of alertness to accepted standards of sterilization.Keywords
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