Hepatitis B prevention strategies among pediatric hemodialysis centers.
We surveyed pediatric hemodialysis centers (PHDCs) concerning their hepatitis B virus (HBV) prevention strategies. One hundred thirty-one patients were being dialyzed in these PHDCs in December 1996. Although all centers immunized HBV-susceptible hemodialysis patients and had infection control policies to curtail the spread of HBV infection, most centers were not in compliance with all of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations for isolating hepatitis B surface antigen-positive patients.
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Department of Pediatrics, Ronald McDonald Children's Hospital, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006436:Hemodialysis Units, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology