Transmission of Hepatitis A Virus through Combined Liver–Small Intestine–Pancreas Transplantation

Transmission of Hepatitis A Virus through Combined Liver–Small Intestine–Pancreas Transplantation

Although transmission of hepatitis A virus (HAV) through blood transfusion has been documented, transmission through organ transplantation has not been reported. In August 2015, state health officials in Texas, USA, were notified of 2 home health nurses with HAV infection whose only common exposure...

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Main Authors: Monique A. Foster, Lauren M. Weil, Sherry Jin, Thomas Johnson, Tonya R. Hayden-Mixson, Yury Khudyakov, Pallavi D. Annambhotla, Sridhar V. Basavaraju, Saleem Kamili, Jana M. Ritter, Noele Nelson, George Mazariegos, Michael Green, Ryan W. Himes, David T. Kuhar, Matthew J. Kuehnert, Jeffrey R. Miller, Rachel Wiseman, Anne C. Moorman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hepatitis A virus
transplantation
viremia
viruses
healthcare workers
transmission
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/4/16-1532_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/4/16-1532_article

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