An outbreak of hepatitis B in an endocrinology unit traced to a capillary-blood-sampling device

N Engl J Med. 1990 Jan 4;322(1):57-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199001043220112.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Blood Specimen Collection / instrumentation*
  • Cross Infection / transmission*
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Endocrinology
  • Equipment Contamination
  • Female
  • Hepatitis B / transmission*
  • Hospital Units
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged