An outbreak of hepatitis A on a hospital ward | Zendy

Skidmore S. J. | Zendy; Gully P. R. | Zendy; Middleton J. D. | Zendy; Hassam Z. A. | Zendy; Singal G. M. | Zendy

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An outbreak of hepatitis A on a hospital ward

Author(s) -

Skidmore S. J.,

Gully P. R.,

Middleton J. D.,

Hassam Z. A.,

Singal G. M.

Publication year - 1985

Publication title -

journal of medical virology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782

H-Index - 121

eISSN - 1096-9071

pISSN - 0146-6615

DOI - 10.1002/jmv.1890170210

Subject(s) - outbreak , medicine , hepatitis a , virology , hepatitis , acute hepatitis , hepatitis a virus , pediatrics , virus

An outbreak of hepatitis A has been recognised on a medical ward of a district general hospital. Eleven nurses and one patient were reported to have hepatitis over a period of 18 days in October, 1984. Specific tests for hepatitis A IgM were positive in all cases. Following extensive investigations, the outbreak was traced to a female patient who had recently returned from India and who was incontinent. Her serum, when tested subsequently, showed evidence of recent hepatitis A infection. The implications of this outbreak are discussed.

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