TY - JOUR
T1 - Lack of Transmission of Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis
AU - Osterholm, Mike
PY - 1980/6/12
Y1 - 1980/6/12
N2 - To the Editor: In the January 10 issue, Perras et al. attempted to define the risk of acquiring non-A, non-B (NANB) viral hepatitis after direct contact with saliva from a patient with NANB viral hepatitis. The authors suggest that a lack of hepatitis-like illness or serum transaminase elevations in the exposed persons during the six-month period after exposure indicates that there is little risk of acquiring NANB hepatitis after such an exposure. However, 19 of the 23 persons in the NANB-hepatitis study received immune serum globulin (ISG) within two weeks after exposure. The efficacy of immune globulin prophylaxis in persons.
AB - To the Editor: In the January 10 issue, Perras et al. attempted to define the risk of acquiring non-A, non-B (NANB) viral hepatitis after direct contact with saliva from a patient with NANB viral hepatitis. The authors suggest that a lack of hepatitis-like illness or serum transaminase elevations in the exposed persons during the six-month period after exposure indicates that there is little risk of acquiring NANB hepatitis after such an exposure. However, 19 of the 23 persons in the NANB-hepatitis study received immune serum globulin (ISG) within two weeks after exposure. The efficacy of immune globulin prophylaxis in persons.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198006123022411
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198006123022411
M3 - Letter
C2 - 6769040
AN - SCOPUS:0019323088
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 302
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 24
ER -