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Acute hepatitis B infection following a community-acquired needlestick injury

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Res, Sonia; Bowden, Francis

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We report a case of acute Hepatitis B infection occurring 2 months after a community-acquired needlestick injury. The patient had a history of incomplete vaccination and Hepatitis B vaccine booster was delayed. He did not receive immunoglobulin. This is only the second report of Hepatitis B transmission in this setting.

dc.contributor.authorRes, Sonia
dc.contributor.authorBowden, Francis
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T23:34:27Z
dc.identifier.issn0163-4453
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/69445
dc.description.abstractWe report a case of acute Hepatitis B infection occurring 2 months after a community-acquired needlestick injury. The patient had a history of incomplete vaccination and Hepatitis B vaccine booster was delayed. He did not receive immunoglobulin. This is only the second report of Hepatitis B transmission in this setting.
dc.publisherW B Saunders Co
dc.sourceJournal of Infection
dc.subjectKeywords: alanine aminotransferase; alkaline phosphatase; aspartate aminotransferase; bilirubin; gamma glutamyltransferase; hepatitis B antibody; hepatitis B vaccine; hepatitis B(e) antigen; acute hepatitis; adult; article; case report; child; clinical feature; hep Hepatitis B; Non-occupational exposure; Post-exposure prophylaxis
dc.titleAcute hepatitis B infection following a community-acquired needlestick injury
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume62
dc.date.issued2011
local.identifier.absfor111799 - Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.ariespublicationf2965xPUB2024
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationRes, Sonia, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationBowden, Francis, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue6
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage487
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage489
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jinf.2011.04.002
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T08:21:24Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-79958800539
local.identifier.thomsonID000291537600009
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