Nosocomial outbreak of hepatitis B virus infection involving two hospitals in the Republic of Ireland

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 279-283

  Burns, K ^a   Heslin, J ^b   Crowley, B ^c   Thornton, L ^d   Ni Laoi, B ^c   Kelly, E ^a   Ward, E ^e   Doody, B ^a   Hickey, M M ^a  

^a WATERFORD REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d HEALTH PROTECTION SURVEILLANCE CENTRE   (Ireland)

^e WEXFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Nosocomial infection; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXERCISE; HEPATITIS B; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MUTANT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHLEBOTOMY; PHYLOGENY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, VIRAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 79960171963     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.02.016     Document Type: Article

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