A Study of the Role of Tissue-Penetrations in the Transmission of Viral Hepatitis
- 1 August 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health
- Vol. 54 (8), 1263-1269
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.54.8.1263
Abstract
Results of a study of a number of variables related to the transmission of viral hepatitis have been presented. Information was obtained from persons considered to have had "infectious" hepatitis and persons in a matched control group. A significant relationship between prior tissue-penetrations by physicians and the ensuing disease was observed. The findings point to tissue-penetrations as a direct means of inoculation of viral hepatitis. The pool of infection which resides in tissue-penetrating equipment may be a source of hepatitis to a much greater extent than previously realized.Keywords
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