Hepatitis B in retreat from dialysis units in United Kingdom in 1973. Public Health Laboratory Service Survey.
A prospective study of hepatitis in over two-thirds of the dialysis units in the United Kingdom has continued since 1968. After the introduction of a control and preventive programme in 1970 there was a sustained decline in the incidence of hepatitis B to the low level of 0-3% among patients and 0-1% among staff in 1973--a greater than tenfold decrease in four years. Comparisons with data from other countries suggest that the almost complete elimination of hepatitis B from dialysis units in the UK was due to the preventive programme.
D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology; D003428:Cross Infection; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000276:immunology; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D011446:Prospective Studies; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D006113:United Kingdom
D000956:Antigens, Viral