Mitigating and preventing hepatitis B virus exposures during hemodialysis across a large regional health system

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Sep;40(9):1066-1069. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.164. Epub 2019 Jun 20.

Authors

Emil P Lesho¹, John Hix², Melissa Bronstein³, Shubha Shastry², John Hanna⁴, Gina Scroggins³, Marvin Grieff³

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Unit,Rochester Regional Health,Rochester, New York.
² Nephrology Service,Rochester Regional Health,Rochester, New York.
³ Institute for Quality and Safety,Rochester Regional Health, Rochester, New York.
⁴ Internal Medicine Residency Program,Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, New York.

PMID: 31218978
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.164

No abstract available

Publication types

Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

Cross Infection / prevention & control*
Cross Infection / transmission*
Equipment Contamination / prevention & control*
Hepatitis B / prevention & control*
Hepatitis B / transmission*
Humans
Infection Control / methods*
New York
Renal Dialysis*