1. Hepatitis B outbreak associated with a home health care agency serving multiple assisted living facilities in Texas, 2008-2010.
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Zheteyeva YA, Tosh P, Patel PR, Martinez D, Kilborn C, Awosika-Olumo D, Khuwaja S, Ibrahim S, Ryder A, Tohme RA, Khudyakov Y, Thai H, Drobeniuc J, Heseltine G, and Guh AY
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Blood Chemical Analysis adverse effects, Blood Chemical Analysis methods, Blood Glucose analysis, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Texas epidemiology, Assisted Living Facilities, Disease Outbreaks, Hepatitis B epidemiology, Hepatitis B virus isolation & purification, Home Care Agencies
- Abstract
We investigated a multifacility outbreak of acute hepatitis B virus infection involving 21 residents across 10 assisted living facilities in Texas during the period January 2008 through July 2010. Epidemiologic and laboratory data suggested that these infections belonged to a single outbreak. The only common exposure was receipt of assisted monitoring of blood glucose from the same home health care agency. Improved infection control oversight and training of assisted living facility and home health care agency personnel providing assisted monitoring of blood glucose is needed., (Published by Mosby, Inc.)
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- 2014
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