Hepatitis B and Hemodialysis: The Impact of Universal Precautions in Preventing the Transmission of Bloodborne Viruses

Aloys C.M. Kroes; Eric F.H. Van Bommel; Jan A.J.W. Kluytmans; Willem Weimar

doi:10.2307/30141401

Hepatitis B and Hemodialysis: The Impact of Universal Precautions in Preventing the Transmission of Bloodborne Viruses

Aloys C.M. Kroes^*
, Eric F.H. Van Bommel
, Jan A.J.W. Kluytmans
, Willem Weimar

^*Corresponding author for this work

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A detailed description is presented of the hemodialysis treatment for 6 weeks of a patient strongly positive for hepatitis B virus ([HBV], hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis B e antigen, HBV DNA), which was performed without any special precautions. All 59 patients potentially exposed to the HBV-positive patient, of whom 29 appeared fully unprotected by antibody, were followed for at least 9 months but remained negative. This illustrates the feasibility of following Universal Precautions instead of using exceptional procedures for one single agent.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	508-510
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Volume	19
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/30141401
Publication status	Published - Jul 1998
Externally published	Yes

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