2194. Hepatitis B Care Cascade Within the VA Maryland Healthcare System

Hepatitis C and HIV Primary Care Screening Intervention Increases Identification and Linkage to Care within a Large Healthcare system

Hepatitis B and the healthcare worker.

of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention; William L. Atkinson, MD, MPH, medical epidemiologist, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and Linda A. Moyer, RN, consultant to the Immunization Action Coalition, for reviewing and updating the following questions and answers. Healthcare workers...

Hepatitis B outbreaks in home healthcare.

T he monitoring of a patient’s blood glucose level is an important component of routine diabetes care. In home care and hospice patients, capillary blood is typically sampled using a fingerstick device and tested with a portable blood glucose meter. During this procedure, the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) can be easily transmitted if infection prevention and control procedures are not meticulously ad...

Hepatitis B immunization in healthcare workers

BACKGROUND Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The aim of the study was to evaluate HBV immunization status and anti-HBs titer among HCWs. METHODS AntiHBs titer was prospectively examined in all vaccinated of the 464 HCWs enrolled. A comparison was done between two groups who had received vaccination within or beyond 5 years (Group A >5 years, Gro...

Proposed comprehensive ototoxicity monitoring program for VA healthcare (COMP-VA).

Prevention and rehabilitation of hearing loss and tinnitus, the two most commonly awarded service-connected disabilities, are high priority initiatives in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). At least 4,000 Veterans, most with significant hearing loss, will receive cisplatin this year, with more than half sustaining permanent hearing shift and nearly 40% developing new tinnitus. With improv...