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10402750

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-8-3
pubmed:abstractText
A retrospective cohort serological study identified five confirmed cases of acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in three and a half years at an acupuncture clinic in London. These cases made up 1.7% of those treated by an acupuncturist who was a hepatitis B 'e' antigen (HBeAg) carrier. Virus subtyping and polymerase chain reaction--single strand conformation polymorphism assay (PCR-SSCPA) showed that strains of virus from the acupuncturist and two of the five patients for whom it was possible to perform the test were indistinguishable. Nine other patients who attended the same acupuncturist had antibody to the hepatitis B core antigen but had other risk factors for HBV infection. No obvious mode of transmission was identified but cross contamination of needles could not be ruled out in two cases. The fifth case was exposed to HBV after disposable needles were introduced. Routine immunisation of acupuncturists against HBV is recommended.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1462-1843
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
137-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Outbreak of hepatitis B in an acupuncture clinic.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Public Health Medicine, Kingston and Richmond Health Authority, Surbiton. b.walsh@kingrich-ha.sthames.nhs.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article