2005
DOI: 10.2807/esw.10.11.02663-en
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Hepatitis B transmission in care homes linked to blood glucose monitoring, Belgium and United States

Abstract: In two nursing homes in Flanders, Belgium, four cases of acute hepatitis B infection have recently been detected, linked to the multiple use of blood capillary sampling devices on diabetic patients

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“…Because HBV is stable at ambient temperatures and it is possible for asymptomatic individuals with hepatitis B infection to have a high amount of the virus in their blood [9], transmission can occur by unapparent blood contamination of a surface that has contact with broken skin. In the process of glucose testing, blood could also have been transferred between the patient's finger, the healthcare worker's hands, glucometers, insulin vials and other surfaces.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Because HBV is stable at ambient temperatures and it is possible for asymptomatic individuals with hepatitis B infection to have a high amount of the virus in their blood [9], transmission can occur by unapparent blood contamination of a surface that has contact with broken skin. In the process of glucose testing, blood could also have been transferred between the patient's finger, the healthcare worker's hands, glucometers, insulin vials and other surfaces.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nosocomial hepatitis B virus (HBV) outbreaks have been reported in association with failure to apply universal precautions or sterile surgical techniques in the USA and Europe. Patient-to-patient transmission of HBV in these settings has been linked to blood contamination of subdermal EEG electrodes, intravenous cannulae and multiple-dose vials [1][2][3][4][5][6], but one of the most common exposures implicated is the use of 'finger-stick ' lancet devices for blood glucose testing [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. This report is the first account of investigations into a series of hepatitis B outbreaks linked to the use of lancing devices in community healthcare settings in the UK.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Pod krvnoprenosivim infekcijama (KPI) podrazumevaju se one infekcije koje nastaju kao posledica kontakta (direktnog ili indirektnog) osetljivog domaćina sa krvlju ili drugim telesnim tečnostima koje sadrže krv, odnosno sa produktima krvi zaražene osobe (rezervoara). Do njihovog prenošenja dolazi u sistemu zdravstvene zaštite, bilo tokom pružanja zdravstvene zaštite ili na mestu gde se takva zaštita pruža (20)(21)(22). Pod KPI u užem smislu se ne podrazumevaju one infekcije čiji je uzročnik prisutan u krvi zaražene osobe, a do prenošenja dolazi putem vektora, ili direktnim kontaktom sa obolelim van zdravstvenog sistema, mada se i ove bolesti iz grupe vektorskih, mogu pod određenim okolnostima prenositi i u zdravstvenim ustanovama (23,24).…”
Section: Definicija Krvnoprenosivih Infekcijaunclassified
“…Medicinske intervencije, unutar parenteralnog puta prenošenja u širem kontekstu, označavaju izloženost krvnoprenosivim infekcijama u okviru pružanja zdravstvene zaštite. Do ovakve izloženosti može doći putem pružanja zdravstvene zaštite i akcidentalno na mestu pružanja zdravstvene zaštite ili u bližoj okolini mesta pružanja zdravstvene zaštite (20,21,22).…”
Section: Prenošenje Krvnoprenosivih Infekcijaunclassified
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