The risk of hepatitis B transmission from health care workers to patients in a hospital setting—A prospective study

Hepatology ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas R. Labrecque ◽  
Joan M. Muhs ◽  
Larry I. Lutwick ◽  
Robert F. Woolson ◽  
Walter R. Hierholzer
2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 405-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth A Hanselman ◽  
Steven A Kruth ◽  
Joyce Rousseau ◽  
J Scott Weese

A prospective study of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization was performed involving teachers at a science teachers’ conference in Toronto, Ontario. Nasal swabs and questionnaire data were collected from consenting individuals. MRSAcolonization was identified in seven of 220 (3.2%) participants. No colonized individuals reported recent contact with the health care system, antimicrobial therapy, residence with health care workers or previous MRSA infections. Methicillin-susceptibleS aureuscolonization was identified in 72 of 220 (33%) individuals. The prevalence of MRSA colonization was higher than expected for a purportedly low-risk population.


1997 ◽  
Vol 128 (9) ◽  
pp. 1253-1261 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANCISCO RAMOS-GOMEZ ◽  
JAMES ELLISON ◽  
DEBORAH GREENSPAN ◽  
WILLIAM BIRD ◽  
SAM LOWE ◽  
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