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Implications of Postvaccination Hepatitis B Surface Antigenemia in the Management of Exposures to Body Fluids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Ana Martín-Ancel ,
María Luisa Casas  and
Bartolomé Bonet
Ana Martín-Ancel*
Affiliation:
Pediatrics and Neonatology Unit, Fundación Hospital Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
María Luisa Casas
Affiliation:
Laboratory Unit, Fundación Hospital Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
Bartolomé Bonet
Affiliation:
Pediatrics and Neonatology Unit, Fundación Hospital Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
*
Pediatrics and Neonatology Unit, Fundación Hospital Alcorcón, Budapest 1. 28922 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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Abstract

A neonate vaccinated against HBV was the source of an occupational exposure to blood. She was tested for hepatitis B surface antigen and found to be positive, leading to unnecessary treatment, retesting, and concern. Evaluation of the infectious status of HBV should rely on other means if vaccination has recently occurred.

Type
Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 25 , Issue 7 , July 2004 , pp. 611 - 613
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2004

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