Hepatitis B miniepidemic in a peritoneal dialysis unit
- 1 August 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 137 (8) , 1030-1031
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.137.8.1030
Abstract
Two staff nurses in a peritoneal dialysis unit developed type B viral hepatitis while caring for a patient with persistent Hb Ag [hepatitis B antigen] antigenemia. Peritoneal dialysis fluid from the patient contained surface Hb Ag antigen and was the probable mediator of the viral transfer. Hb Ag testing should be routine in peritoneal dialysis programs, and special precautions should be taken with dialysate of patients afflicted with hepatitis and/or Hb Ag antigenemia.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- VIRAL HEPATITIS A STAFF HAZARD IN DIALYSIS UNITSThe Lancet, 1967