title: Nosocomial transmission of hepatitis B virus associated with a spring-loaded fingerstick device--United States.
mesh_terms: D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002140:California; D002353:Carrier State / Q000635:transmission*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000635:transmission*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000635:transmission*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies