Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Effect of Multiple Use of Dialyzers on Hepatitis B Incidence in Patients and Staff

Effect of Multiple Use of Dialyzers on Hepatitis B Incidence in Patients and Staff Data pertaining to incidence of hepatitis B from a 1976 Center for Disease Control Study were matched with responses from a Renal Physicians Association survey on dialyzer reuse in the United States. Of 6,079 patients, 166 (2.7%) became positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in 96 centers practicing reuse, whereas 495 (2.6%) of 18,947 became HBsAg positive in 439 centers practicing single use. Among staff, 75 (2.5%) of 3,049 became positive for HBsAg in centers practicing reuse vs 200 (2.3%) of 8,696 in centers not reusing dialyzers. Incidence of infection among staff associated with a center having at least one HBsAg-positive patient was 2.9% in centers practicing reuse vs 3.6% in centers practicing single use. Nearly all (95%) staff who became HBsAg positive were associated with centers having at least one HBsAg-positive patient. The practice of reusing dialyzers does not appear to be associated with increased risk of hepatitis B infection among patients and staff. (JAMA 1981;245:166-167) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Effect of Multiple Use of Dialyzers on Hepatitis B Incidence in Patients and Staff

Loading next page...
 
/lp/american-medical-association/effect-of-multiple-use-of-dialyzers-on-hepatitis-b-incidence-in-uiovRfjqfs

References (1)

Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1981 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.1981.03310270046024
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

Data pertaining to incidence of hepatitis B from a 1976 Center for Disease Control Study were matched with responses from a Renal Physicians Association survey on dialyzer reuse in the United States. Of 6,079 patients, 166 (2.7%) became positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in 96 centers practicing reuse, whereas 495 (2.6%) of 18,947 became HBsAg positive in 439 centers practicing single use. Among staff, 75 (2.5%) of 3,049 became positive for HBsAg in centers practicing reuse vs 200 (2.3%) of 8,696 in centers not reusing dialyzers. Incidence of infection among staff associated with a center having at least one HBsAg-positive patient was 2.9% in centers practicing reuse vs 3.6% in centers practicing single use. Nearly all (95%) staff who became HBsAg positive were associated with centers having at least one HBsAg-positive patient. The practice of reusing dialyzers does not appear to be associated with increased risk of hepatitis B infection among patients and staff. (JAMA 1981;245:166-167)

Journal

JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Jan 9, 1981

There are no references for this article.