title: Acute hepatitis B infection following a community-acquired needlestick injury.
abstract: We report a case of acute Hepatitis B infection occurring 2 months after a community-acquired needlestick injury. The patient had a history of incomplete vaccination and Hepatitis B vaccine booster was delayed. He did not receive immunoglobulin. This is only the second report of Hepatitis B transmission in this setting.
authors.affiliation: School of General Practice, Rural and Indigenous Health, Australian National University Medical School, Australia.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Res
authors.forename: Francis J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Bowden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000150:complications*