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

Nicola D. Thompson; Joseph F. Perz; Anne C. Moorman; Scott D. Holmberg

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

December 31, 2014

Thompson ND, Perz JF, Moorman AC, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2009;150(1):33-9.

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This review investigated outbreaks of hepatitis B and C virus in outpatient settings and found that transmission was uniformly caused by failures to follow basic principles of infection control.

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