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Hepatitis B outbreak in a nursing home associated with reusable lancet devices for blood glucose monitoring, Northern Germany 2010.

Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2015

Diercke Michaela, Monazahian Masyar, Petermann Holger, Gerlich Wolfram H, Schüttler Christian G, Wend Ulrike, Dehnert Manuel, Dreesman Johannes

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In September 2010, an outbreak of acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections in a nursing home was notified to public health authorities in Northern Germany. To identify the route of transmission and prevent further cases a retrospective cohort study was conducted. Blood samples of residents were tested for serologic markers of HBV infection and HBV subgenotypes and sequences were analyzed. Outbreak-related cases...

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PMID: 25611818
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24104

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