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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.