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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...
Viral hepatitis transmission in ambulatory health care settingsI T Williams
Epidemiology Branch, Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Clin Infect Dis 38:1592-8. 2004....- Long term antibody response to hepatitis B vaccination beginning at birth and to subsequent booster vaccinationIan T Williams
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30030, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 22:157-63. 2003..Few studies have examined the long term persistence of antibody after hepatitis B immunization beginning at birth and the response to a subsequent challenge with a booster dose of vaccine... - Molecular epidemiology of foodborne hepatitis a outbreaks in the United States, 2003Joseph J Amon
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office and Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 192:1323-30. 2005..Incorporation of molecular epidemiologic methods into routine hepatitis A surveillance would improve the detection of hepatitis A outbreaks and increase our understanding of hepatitis A epidemiology in the United States... - Methods to recruit and retain a cohort of young-adult injection drug users for the Third Collaborative Injection Drug Users Study/Drug Users Intervention Trial (CIDUS III/DUIT)Richard S Garfein
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of HIV AIDS Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E 45, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 91:S4-17. 2007..S. policy to only fund proven-effective HIV prevention interventions, insights into conducting intervention trials among young IDUs are provided here by describing methods and participants' characteristics in the CIDUS III/DUIT study... - Impact of routine hepatitis B immunization on the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in the marshall islands and the federated States of micronesiaStephanie R Bialek
Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, MS A 47, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 29:18-22. 2010.... - 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... - Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among injection drug users in the United States, 1994-2004Joseph J Amon
Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Clin Infect Dis 46:1852-8. 2008..To examine hepatitis C virus (HCV) seroprevalence among injection drug users in 4 US cities from 1994 through 2004... - Persistence of protection against hepatitis B virus infection among adolescents vaccinated with recombinant hepatitis B vaccine beginning at birth: a 15-year follow-up studyStephanie R Bialek
Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 27:881-5. 2008..Long-term follow-up studies of populations that received recombinant hepatitis B (HB) vaccination beginning at birth are limited... - 2008 outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul infections associated with raw produceCasey Barton Behravesh
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 364:918-27. 2011..Raw produce is an increasingly recognized vehicle for salmonellosis. We investigated a nationwide outbreak that occurred in the United States in 2008... - Hepatitis C virus transmission in hemodialysis units: importance of infection control practices and aseptic techniqueNicola D Thompson
National Center for HIV AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 30:900-3. 2009..Fastidious attention to aseptic technique and infection control precautions are essential to prevent HCV transmission... - Changes in hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral load and interferon-alpha levels in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapyWilliam A Bower
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 42:293-7. 2006..It is hypothesized that increases in HCV RNA titers may result from changes in endogenous interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) production... - 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.... - Salmonella typhimurium infections associated with peanut productsElizabeth Cavallaro
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, Program Office for Scientific Education and Professional Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
N Engl J Med 365:601-10. 2011..Contaminated food ingredients can affect multiple products, each distributed through various channels and consumed in multiple settings. Beginning in November 2008, we investigated a nationwide outbreak of salmonella infections... 
Factors associated with prevalent hepatitis C: differences among young adult injection drug users in lower and upper Manhattan, New York CityT Diaz
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemiology Program Office, Division of Prevention Research and Analytic Methods, Atlanta, GA, USA
Am J Public Health 91:23-30. 2001..CONCLUSIONS: Several differences in factors associated with prevalent HCV infection existed among 2 populations of young injection drug users from the same city. Indirect transmission of HCV may occur...- Risk factors for hepatitis B in an outbreak of hepatitis B and D among injection drug usersStephanie R Bialek
United States Public Health Service, Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mail Stop G 37, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Urban Health 82:468-78. 2005..8% vs. 14.0%, OR =14.0, 95% CI =2.4-81.5). Results were similar after controlling for syringe sharing in multivariable analysis. IDUs should be vaccinated against hepatitis B and should be advised against sharing drug injection equipment... - Population-based surveillance for acute liver failureWilliam A Bower
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 102:2459-63. 2007..Most U.S. studies of acute liver failure (ALF) patients have been conducted at tertiary care liver transplantation centers. The aim of this study was to conduct population-based surveillance for ALF... - Hepatitis C virus infection in Samoa and American SamoaGregory L Armstrong
Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 74:261-2. 2006..2%; 95% confidence interval = 0.07-0.4%) were positive for antibody to HCV. Prevalence did not vary by location or demographic characteristic. Thus, HCV is present in the Samoas but at a low prevalence... - Transmission of hepatitis C virus to several organ and tissue recipients from an antibody-negative donorBarna D Tugwell
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Ann Intern Med 143:648-54. 2005..A patient developed acute hepatitis C shortly after tissue transplantation. Ninety-one tissues or organs had been recovered from the donor... - 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.... - Prevalence and correlates of crack-cocaine injection among young injection drug users in the United States, 1997-1999Scott S Santibanez
Division of HIV AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 77:227-33. 2005..We estimated prevalence and identified correlates of crack-cocaine injection among young injection drug users in the United States... - 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... - A multistate, foodborne outbreak of hepatitis A. National Hepatitis A Investigation TeamY J Hutin
Hepatitis Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 340:595-602. 1999.... - Risk and management of blood-borne infections in health care workersE M Beltrami
HIV Infections Branch, Hospital Infections Program, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U S Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Clin Microbiol Rev 13:385-407. 2000..A sustained commitment to the occupational health of all HCWs will ensure maximum protection for HCWs and patients and the availability of optimal medical care for all who need it... - Hepatitis C virus infection: prevalence, risk factors, and prevention opportunities among young injection drug users in Chicago, 1997-1999L E Thorpe
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Infect Dis 182:1588-94. 2000.... - Healthcare-associated hepatitis C virus transmission among patients in an abdominal organ transplant centerN D Thompson
Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Transpl Infect Dis 11:324-9. 2009..We investigated the scope, source, and mode of HCV transmission within a transplant center after incident HCV infection was identified in 2 patients who had liver transplantation in late 2006... - Human Salmonella infections linked to contaminated dry dog and cat food, 2006-2008Casey Barton Behravesh
National Center for Zoonotic, Vectorborne, and Enteric Diseases, Division of Foodborne, Bacterial, and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Pediatrics 126:477-83. 2010..Human Salmonella infections associated with dry pet food have not been previously reported. We investigated such an outbreak of Salmonella Schwarzengrund and primarily affecting young children... - An outbreak of hepatitis A associated with green onionsCharlotte Wheeler
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
N Engl J Med 353:890-7. 2005..The inclusion of contaminated green onions in large batches that were served to all customers contributed to the size of the outbreak... - Locally acquired hepatitis E virus infection, El Paso, TexasJoseph J Amon
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
J Med Virol 78:741-6. 2006..Like the three previous cases, a thorough investigation found no conclusive sources of infection. Active case surveillance found no additional cases... - National outbreak of Salmonella serotype saintpaul infections: importance of Texas restaurant investigations in implicating jalapeño peppersRajal K Mody
Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
PLoS ONE 6:e16579. 2011..In mid-June, we investigated two clusters of outbreak strain infections in Texas among patrons of Restaurant A and two establishments of Restaurant Chain B to determine the outbreak's source... - Transmission of HIV and hepatitis C virus from a nursing home patient to a health care workerElise M Beltrami
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Infect Control 31:168-75. 2003..Bloodborne pathogen transmission may have been prevented in this situation by consistent, unfailing use of barrier precautions... - Risk of hepatitis C virus infection among young adult injection drug users who share injection equipmentLorna E Thorpe
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Am J Epidemiol 155:645-53. 2002..5, 95% confidence interval: 1.3, 9.9). The authors conclude that sharing of injection equipment other than syringes may be an important cause of HCV transmission between IDUs...