Outbreak of hepatitis B virus infections associated with assisted monitoring of blood glucose in an assisted living facility-Virginia, 2010.

Outbreak of hepatitis B virus infections associated with assisted monitoring of blood glucose in an assisted living facility-Virginia, 2010.

INTRODUCTION: In January 2010, the Virginia Department of Health received reports of 2 hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections (1 acute, 1 chronic) among residents of a single assisted living facility (ALF). Both infected residents had diabetes and received assisted monitoring of blood glucose (AMBG) at...

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Main Authors: Thomas John Bender, Matthew E Wise, Okey Utah, Anne C Moorman, Umid Sharapov, Jan Drobeniuc, Yury Khudyakov, Marielle Fricchione, Mary Beth White-Comstock, Nicola D Thompson, Priti R Patel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3530571?pdf=render

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