-transparent.png){kind=logo}
Ninety-nine medical and surgical house officers were prospectively evaluated during internship and residency for the development of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The overall incidence of hepatitis B was 10.2% per year. Eighty-six percent of episodes were subclinical. The greatest risk factor appeared to be frequent hand-to-mouth activity such as smoking or licking requisition labels. The presence of a hemodialysis or transplantation unit may be an additional institutional risk factor. HBV infection was not associated with a history of needle-sticks or contact with known antigen-positive patients. Educational efforts to minimize HBV infection should concentrate on handwashing techniques and discouragement of hand-to-mouth activity in patient care areas.
M F Parry, and
A E Brown, and
L G Dobbs, and
D J Gocke, and
H C Neu
January 1976,
The Alabama journal of medical sciences,
M F Parry, and
A E Brown, and
L G Dobbs, and
D J Gocke, and
H C Neu
May 2011,
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine,
M F Parry, and
A E Brown, and
L G Dobbs, and
D J Gocke, and
H C Neu
September 2019,
The Korean journal of internal medicine,
M F Parry, and
A E Brown, and
L G Dobbs, and
D J Gocke, and
H C Neu
December 2018,
Journal of viral hepatitis,
M F Parry, and
A E Brown, and
L G Dobbs, and
D J Gocke, and
H C Neu
August 1985,
The Malaysian journal of pathology,
M F Parry, and
A E Brown, and
L G Dobbs, and
D J Gocke, and
H C Neu
January 1995,
Vaccine,
M F Parry, and
A E Brown, and
L G Dobbs, and
D J Gocke, and
H C Neu
January 1999,
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases,
M F Parry, and
A E Brown, and
L G Dobbs, and
D J Gocke, and
H C Neu
January 1996,
Gut,
M F Parry, and
A E Brown, and
L G Dobbs, and
D J Gocke, and
H C Neu
May 1981,
Infection and immunity,
M F Parry, and
A E Brown, and
L G Dobbs, and
D J Gocke, and
H C Neu
February 2009,
World journal of gastroenterology,
