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AN OUTBREAK OF SYRINGE-TRANSMITTED HEPATITIS WITH JAUNDICE IN HOSPITALIZED DIABETIC PATIENTS

1950; American College of Physicians; Volume: 33; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7326/0003-4819-33-2-380

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1539-3704

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P M SHERWOOD,

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Blood groups and transfusion

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Article1 August 1950AN OUTBREAK OF SYRINGE-TRANSMITTED HEPATITIS WITH JAUNDICE IN HOSPITALIZED DIABETIC PATIENTSPAUL M. SHERWOOD, M.D.PAUL M. SHERWOOD, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-2-380 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe transmission of hepatitis by means of contaminated syringes has been recognized and described only within the past few years.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11Despite the frequency of the reports, not all medical personnel who give injections are aware of the possibility of disseminating the virus of hepatitis by failure to use a properly sterilized individual syringe and needle for each patient, regardless of the route of the parenteral administration. The use of one syringe with fresh sterile needles for the drawing of venous blood from several patients, and the injection technic which employs...Bibliography1. 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