title: [Hepatitis following acupuncture].
abstract: Three patients with hepatitis B are presented whose common source of infection was attributed to a physician practising acupuncture. The contamination appears to be due to repetitive use of the same needles for insertion. Among the different side effects of acupuncture, hepatitis B may thus be a serious complication if the needles used are not properly autoclaved.
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D000368:Aged; D001168:Arthritis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013242:Sterilization
vernacular_title: Hepatitis nach Akupunktur.