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| Miriam J AlterSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Epidemiology of hepatitis B in Europe and worldwideMiriam J Alter
Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Hepatol 39:S64-9. 2003- Prevention of spread of hepatitis CMiriam J Alter
Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Hepatology 36:S93-8. 2002.... - Epidemiology of viral hepatitis and HIV co-infectionMiriam J Alter
Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop D 66, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Hepatol 44:S6-9. 2006.... - National surveillance of dialysis-associated diseases in the United States, 2001Jerome I Tokars
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Semin Dial 17:310-9. 2004..The percentage of centers reporting one or more patients infected or colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) increased from 12% in 1995 to 31% in 2001... - National surveillance of dialysis-associated diseases in the United States, 2002Lyn Finelli
Epidemiology Branch, Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Semin Dial 18:52-61. 2005..Also, those centers that used a disposable container versus a nondisposable container for priming the dialyzer had a significantly lower incidence of HCV... - The prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in the United States, 1999 through 2002Gregory L Armstrong
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Ann Intern Med 144:705-14. 2006..Defining the primary characteristics of persons infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) enables physicians to more easily identify persons who are most likely to benefit from testing for the disease... - A comprehensive immunization strategy to eliminate transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Part II: immunization of adultsEric E Mast
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention proposed, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 55:1-33; quiz CE1-4. 2006.... - Hepatitis B vaccination coverage levels among healthcare workers in the United States, 2002-2003Edgar P Simard
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 28:783-90. 2007..Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a well recognized risk for healthcare workers (HCWs), and routine vaccination of HCWs has been recommended since 1982. By 1995, the level of vaccination coverage among HCWs was only 67%... - A comprehensive immunization strategy to eliminate transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in the United States: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) part 1: immunization of infants, children, and adolescentsEric E Mast
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 54:1-31. 2005..The second part of the ACIP statement, which will include updated recommendations and strategies to increase hepatitis B vaccination of adults, will be published separately... - Hepatitis C virus genotypes and viral concentrations in participants of a general population survey in the United StatesOmana V Nainan
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Gastroenterology 131:478-84. 2006..These features emphasize the need for improved therapies that reduce or eliminate complications from genotype 1 infections... 
Incidence and transmission patterns of acute hepatitis C in the United States, 1982-2006Ian T Williams
Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Arch Intern Med 171:242-8. 2011..Monitoring disease incidence and transmission patterns is important to characterize groups at risk for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Clinical cases generally represent about 20% to 30% of all newly acquired infections...- Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infectionColin W Shepard
Epidemiology Branch, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Lancet Infect Dis 5:558-67. 2005.... - National surveillance of dialysis-associated diseases in the United States, 2000Jerome I Tokars
Healthcare Outcomes Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Semin Dial 15:162-71. 2002..The percentage of centers reporting one or more patients infected or colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) increased from 11.5% in 1995 to 32.7% in 2000... - Immunogenicity of hepatitis B vaccine among hemodialysis patients: effect of revaccination of non-responders and duration of protectionSandra S Chaves
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS A 20, Atlanta, GA 30333, United States
Vaccine 29:9618-23. 2011..Limited data are available on the effect of revaccination of non-responders and on persistence of immunity in this population... - Infectivity of hepatitis C virus in plasma after drying and storing at room temperatureSaleem Kamili
Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 30333, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 28:519-24. 2007..To determine effect of environmental exposure on the survival and infectivity of hepatitis C virus (HCV)... - Blood exposures and hepatitis C virus infections among emergency respondersS Deblina Datta
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30030, USA
Arch Intern Med 163:2605-10. 2003..Testing should routinely be offered to those requiring postexposure management and those with a history of nonoccupational risk factors indicating an increased risk for infection... - Occupational exposures and risk of hepatitis B virus infection among public safety workersFrancisco M Averhoff
Division of Viral Hepatitis, World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Research and Reference in Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Occup Environ Med 44:591-6. 2002..Administration of hepatitis B vaccine to PSWs early in their careers will prevent HBV infection associated with occupational and non-OEs... - Epidemiology and prevention of hepatitis BMiriam J Alter
Epidemiologic and Public Health Science, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Semin Liver Dis 23:39-46. 2003..Although continued immunization of successive birth cohorts should achieve the eventual elimination of HBV transmission, this will not occur for decades without successful vaccination of adults at increased risk for infection... - Do patients who fail to complete a hepatitis A or hepatitis B vaccination series have to restart it?Miriam J Alter
Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Cleve Clin J Med 70:234. 2003 - Evaluation of screening criteria to identify persons with hepatitis C virus infection among sexually transmitted disease clinic clients: results from the San Diego Viral Hepatitis Integration ProjectRobert A Gunn
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Sex Transm Dis 30:340-4. 2003..The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1.8% of the US population is infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), and most are unaware of their infection... - Risk factors for perinatal transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the natural history of HCV infection acquired in infancyEric E Mast
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 192:1880-9. 2005..The goal of the present study was to assess risk factors for perinatal hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission and the natural history of infection among HCV-infected infants... - Guidelines for laboratory testing and result reporting of antibody to hepatitis C virus. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMiriam J Alter
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 52:1-13, 15; quiz CE1-4. 2003.... - Incidence and risk factors for acute hepatitis B in the United States, 1982-1998: implications for vaccination programsSusan T Goldstein
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 185:713-9. 2002.... - Testing for hepatitis C virus infection should be routine for persons at increased risk for infectionMiriam J Alter
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Ann Intern Med 141:715-7. 2004.... - Healthcare should not be a vehicle for transmission of hepatitis C virusMiriam J Alter
J Hepatol 48:2-4. 2008 - Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infectionMiriam J Alter
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA
World J Gastroenterol 13:2436-41. 2007..Two 20th century events appear to be responsible for this increase; the widespread availability of injectable therapies and the illicit use of injectable drugs... 
Positive impact of a shelter-based hepatitis B vaccine program in homeless Baltimore children and adolescentsKathleen Schwarz
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe Street Brady 320, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Urban Health 85:228-38. 2008..A brief exposure to a culturally appropriate HBV video improves HBV knowledge and may improve return rates for vaccine...- Prevalence and risk factors for bloodborne exposure and infection in correctional healthcare workersRobyn R M Gershon
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 28:24-30. 2007..Design. Cross-sectional risk assessment study with a confidential questionnaire and serological testing performed during 1999-2000... - Relationship of cosmetic procedures and drug use to hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus infections in a low-risk populationLu Yu Hwang
Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Epidemiology and Disease Control, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Hepatology 44:341-51. 2006..However, proper infection control practices for cosmetic procedures should be followed, illegal drug use discouraged, and hepatitis B vaccination provided to adolescents and sexually active adults... - Prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection among adolescents in detentionRita M Bair
Departments of Pediatrics and Family Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:1015-8. 2005..Effective prevention and awareness programs in a detention setting need to be comprehensive and include screening, hepatitis A and B immunizations, and risk-reduction counseling... - Perinatal hepatitis C virus transmission--role of human immunodeficiency virus infection and injection drug useGregory L Armstrong
J Infect Dis 187:872; author reply 872-4. 2003 - Hepatitis C virus transmission from an anesthesiologist to a patientSara H Cody
California Department of Health Services, Berkeley, USA
Arch Intern Med 162:345-50. 2002..An anesthesiologist was diagnosed as having acute hepatitis C 3 days after providing anesthesia during the thoracotomy of a 64-year-old man (patient A). Eight weeks later, patient A was diagnosed as having acute hepatitis C... - Factors associated with personal protection equipment use and hand hygiene among hemodialysis staffGayle Shimokura
Department of Epidemiology, UNC School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am J Infect Control 34:100-7. 2006..In this study, we investigated factors associated with performing these practices as recommended... - The coming wave of HCV-related liver disease: dilemmas and challengesJoseph F Perz
J Hepatol 44:441-3. 2006 - Integrating risk history screening and HCV testing into clinical and public health settingsMiriam J Alter
Am Fam Physician 72:576, 579. 2005 - Seroprevalence of HCV infection in homeless Baltimore familiesKathleen B Schwarz
Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Johns Hopkins Children s Center, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 19:580-7. 2008..Conclusion. The homeless families were very receptive to our HCV seroprevalence study and are likely also to be receptive to shelter-based HCV prevention programs for young children and adolescents as well as for adults...