Abstract
An outbreak of hepatitis A occurred in a pediatric hospital in Texas. The index case had been admitted during the incubation period for cardiac surgery and developed symptoms while hospitalized. A child in a nearby bed acquired hepatitis A, as did three staff members. The second child was still hospitalized when she developed symptoms and infected 12 nurses, 3 physicians, 2 medical students, 2 patients and 1 respiratory therapist. Children with diarrhea can effectively disseminate this virus even when normal hospital routines and rules of hygiene are observed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Pediatric Infectious Disease |
| Pages | 300-303 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Edition | 4 |
| State | Published - 1984 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Infectious Diseases
- General Medicine