Acute hepatitis B infection following a community-acquired needlestick injury
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Description
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.
| Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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| Date published: | 2011 |
| Type: | Journal article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/69445 |
| Source: | Journal of Infection |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.04.002 |
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