Acute hepatitis B infection following a community-acquired needlestick injury

Sonia Res; Francis J. Bowden

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2011.04.002

Acute hepatitis B infection following a community-acquired needlestick injury

Sonia Res, Francis J. Bowden^*

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Abstract

We report a case of acute Hepatitis B infection occurring 2 months after a community-acquired needlestick injury. The patient had a history of incomplete vaccination and Hepatitis B vaccine booster was delayed. He did not receive immunoglobulin. This is only the second report of Hepatitis B transmission in this setting.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	487-489
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Infection
Volume	62
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2011.04.002
Publication status	Published - Jun 2011

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Acute hepatitis B infection following a community-acquired needlestick injury

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