PMID: 9417011Jan 7, 1998Paper

Hepatitis B virus transmission in an elementary school setting

JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association
I WilliamsC N Shapiro

Abstract

The risk of transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in day care centers and schools is low. To investigate the source of HBV transmission for an elementary school teacher with acute hepatitis B. Serologic survey for HBV infection among elementary school students, school staff, and household members of an HBV-infected teacher and student. General community and elementary school. Elementary school students and staff members and household members of an HBV-infected teacher. Elementary school students, school staff, and household members of an HBV-infected teacher were tested for markers of HBV infection. Samples positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) were tested for HBsAg subtype using monoclonal antibodies and examined for HBV DNA homology by polymerase chain reaction techniques. An HBV-infected student and the teacher were found to have the same HBV subtype (ayw1-2) and to have identical HBV DNA sequences. The teacher reported none of the usual risk factors for acquiring HBV infection, and none of her family members had been infected prior to her illness. The specific means of HBV transmission from student to teacher was not identified. Of 108 total children in the same grade as the HBV-infected student, 102 (94%) were...Continue Reading

Citations

Jun 10, 2003·The Journal of School Health·Ruth Waibel, Ranjita Misra
Feb 2, 2006·International Journal of Infectious Diseases : IJID : Official Publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases·Arshad QuddusTariq Jafar
Aug 15, 1998·Vox Sanguinis·P V Holland

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