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Case-control study of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in older adults: Do healthcare exposures contribute to burden of new infections?Joseph F Perz
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Hepatology 57:917-24. 2013..5; 95% CI: 1.2, 107; 8% attributable risk) were associated with case status. CONCLUSION: Healthcare exposures may represent an important source of new HBV and HCV infections among older adults...
The contributions of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections to cirrhosis and primary liver cancer worldwideJoseph F Perz
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Epidemiology Branch, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Hepatol 45:529-38. 2006..Chronic infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are well-recognized risk factors for cirrhosis and liver cancer, but estimates of their contributions to worldwide disease burden have been lacking...- Near elimination of hepatitis B virus infections among Hawaii elementary school children after universal infant hepatitis B vaccinationJoseph F Perz
Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, 1600 Clifton Rd, Mailstop G 37, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatrics 118:1403-8. 2006..6% had chronic hepatitis B virus infection, and 2.1% had resolved infection. We conducted a follow-up survey to examine changes in hepatitis B virus infection rates... 
Pseudomonas putida septicemia in a special care nursery due to contaminated flush solutions prepared in a hospital pharmacyJoseph F Perz
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Workforce and Career Development, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Clin Microbiol 43:5316-8. 2005..These findings highlight the need for compliance with current standards of aseptic technique and quality assurance during the preparation of compounded sterile products...- US outbreak investigations highlight the need for safe injection practices and basic infection controlJoseph F Perz
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Prevention and Response Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS A 31, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Liver Dis 14:137-51; x. 2010..This article highlights the importance of basic infection control and the need for increased awareness of safe injection practices... - Postexposure interventions to prevent infection with HBV, HCV, or HIV, and tetanus in people wounded during bombings and other mass casualty events--United States, 2008: recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Disaster MediciLouisa E Chapman
Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control nd Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2:150-65. 2008.... - A large outbreak of hepatitis B virus infections associated with frequent injections at a physician's officeTaraz Samandari
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 26:745-50. 2005.... - Evaluation of the potential for bloodborne pathogen transmission associated with diabetes care practices in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, Pinellas CountyNicola D Thompson
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 58:914-8. 2010..To evaluate and characterize routine blood glucose monitoring practices in nursing homes and assisted living facilities (ALFs)... - Patient notification for bloodborne pathogen testing due to unsafe injection practices in the US health care settings, 2001-2011Alice Y Guh
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30030, USA
Med Care 50:785-91. 2012..Evidence of such infection control lapses has resulted in patient notifications, but the scope and magnitude of these events have not been well characterized... - Bioterrorism-related inhalational anthrax in an elderly woman, Connecticut, 2001Kevin S Griffith
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 9:681-8. 2003..The evidence suggests she was exposed through a cross-contaminated bulk mail letter. Such cross-contamination of letters and postal facilities has implications for managing the response to future B. anthracis-contaminated mailings... - Rapid assessment of injection practices in Cambodia, 2002Sirenda Vong
Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
BMC Public Health 5:56. 2005..0%), HCV (6.5%), and HIV (2.6%) infection in Cambodia have raised concern over injection safety. To estimate the magnitude and patterns of such practices, a rapid assessment of injection practices was conducted... - Hepatitis C virus infections from unsafe injection practices at an endoscopy clinic in Las Vegas, Nevada, 2007-2008Gayle E Fischer
National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Clin Infect Dis 51:267-73. 2010..In January 2008, 3 persons with acute hepatitis C who all underwent endoscopy at a single facility in Nevada were identified... - Eliminating the blood: ongoing outbreaks of hepatitis B virus infection and the need for innovative glucose monitoring technologiesNicola D Thompson
Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Diabetes Sci Technol 3:283-8. 2009..In settings where multiple persons require assistance with blood glucose monitoring, opportunities for bloodborne pathogen transmission may exist... - Developing a broader approach to management of infection control breaches in health care settingsPriti R Patel
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Infect Control 36:685-90. 2008..We describe an approach to management of these incidents that focuses on risk of bloodborne pathogen transmission and the role of public health and other stakeholders to inform patient notification and testing decisions... - Occupational exposure of health care personnel to hepatitis B and hepatitis C: prevention and surveillance strategiesTaranisia MacCannell
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS A31, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Liver Dis 14:23-36, vii. 2010..The review focuses on prevention programs and available surveillance programs to aid in monitoring and reducing occupational exposures to blood-borne pathogens... - Nonhospital health care-associated hepatitis B and C virus transmission: United States, 1998-2008Nicola D Thompson
Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Ann Intern Med 150:33-9. 2009.... - An outbreak of hepatitis C virus infections among outpatients at a hematology/oncology clinicAlexandre Macedo de Oliveira
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Ann Intern Med 142:898-902. 2005..The authors suspected a health care-associated HCV outbreak after the report of 4 HCV infections among patients at the same hematology/oncology clinic... - Recommendations for postexposure interventions to prevent infection with hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, or human immunodeficiency virus, and tetanus in persons wounded during bombings and other mass-casualty events--United States, 2008: recommendatLouisa E Chapman
National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases, CDC, Mailstop D 68, 1600 Clifton Road, N E, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
MMWR Recomm Rep 57:1-21; quiz CE1-4. 2008..S. federal public health officials and reflect the experience and input of public health officials at all levels of government and the acute injury response community... - Multiple clusters of hepatitis virus infections associated with anesthesia for outpatient endoscopy proceduresBruce Gutelius
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Gastroenterology 139:163-70. 2010..We investigated an outbreak of acute HBV and HCV infections among patients who received anesthesia during endoscopy procedures from the same anesthesiologist (anesthesiologist 1), in 2 different gastroenterology clinics... - An outbreak of hepatitis B virus infection among methamphetamine injectors: the role of sharing injection drug equipmentTara M Vogt
Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Addiction 101:726-30. 2006..To identify risk factors for acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among Wyoming methamphetamine injectors... - Infection control practices in assisted living facilities: a response to hepatitis B virus infection outbreaksAmi S Patel
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 30:209-14. 2009..In 2005, two outbreaks of acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in ALFs in Virginia were associated with sharing fingerstick devices used in blood glucose monitoring... - National trends and disparities in the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma, 1998-2003Faruque Ahmed
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS E 52, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 5:A74. 2008..Previous studies indicate that the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States is increasing. These reports, however, have contained limited information on population groups other than whites and blacks... - Infection control assessment of ambulatory surgical centersMelissa K Schaefer
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mailstop A 31, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
JAMA 303:2273-9. 2010..The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) piloted an infection control audit tool in a sample of ASC inspections to assess facility adherence to recommended practices... - SARS surveillance during emergency public health response, United States, March-July 2003Stephanie J Schrag
Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Respiratory Diseases Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 10:185-94. 2004..Successes and limitations of this emergency surveillance can guide preparations for future outbreaks of SARS or respiratory diseases of unknown etiology... - Measurement of influenza vaccination coverage among healthcare personnel in US hospitalsMegan C Lindley
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 30:1150-7. 2009..To characterize practices related to measuring influenza vaccination rates among healthcare personnel in US hospitals... - Public perceptions and preferences for patient notification after an unsafe injectionAmy K Schneider
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Patient Saf 9:8-12. 2013..Few studies have assessed public perceptions and preferences for patient notification... - Hepatitis A among international adoptees and their contactsGayle E Fischer
Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, National Center for HIV AIDS, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 47:812-4. 2008..Most cases occurred among nontraveling contacts of adoptees, suggesting the need to extend prevention guidelines to include hepatitis A vaccination for at-risk nontravelers... - Anthrax postexposure prophylaxis in postal workers, Connecticut, 2001Jennifer L Williams
Centers for Desease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 8:1133-7. 2002..The influence of these concerns on adherence suggests that communication about risks of acquiring anthrax, education about adverse events, and careful management of adverse events are essential elements in increasing adherence... - Changes in antibiotic prescribing for children after a community-wide campaignJoseph F Perz
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
JAMA 287:3103-9. 2002..001]; among black children, 18% [P<.001]). CONCLUSIONS: A community-wide educational intervention reduced antibiotic prescription levels among children in Knox County... - Preventing the transmission of bloodborne viruses during glucose monitoring: lessons learned from recent outbreaksJoseph F Perz
J Am Med Dir Assoc 7:65-6. 2006 - The coming wave of HCV-related liver disease: dilemmas and challengesJoseph F Perz
J Hepatol 44:441-3. 2006 - A large nosocomial outbreak of hepatitis C and hepatitis B among patients receiving pain remediation treatmentsR Dawn Comstock
Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73117, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 25:576-83. 2004..Further education and stricter oversight of infection control practices may prevent future outbreaks... - 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 - Preventing blood contamination in nuclear pharmacies: lessons from an outbreak of hepatitis C virus infections and contaminated 99mTc-sestamibiPriti R Patel
J Nucl Med 48:1911-2; author reply 1912. 2007 - Hepatitis B virus infection risks among diabetic patients residing in long-term care facilitiesJoseph F Perz
Clin Infect Dis 41:760-1. 2005