Gastroenterology
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 163-170 , July 2010

Multiple Clusters of Hepatitis Virus Infections Associated With Anesthesia for Outpatient Endoscopy Procedures

This work was presented at the Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference, April 16, 2008, in Atlanta, GA.

  • Bruce Gutelius

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
    • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Joseph F. Perz

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Atlanta, Georgia
    • ,
  • Monica M. Parker

      Affiliations

    • New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, Albany, New York
    • ,
  • Renee Hallack

      Affiliations

    • New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, Albany, New York
    • ,
  • Rachel Stricof

      Affiliations

    • New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Healthcare-Associated Infections, Albany, New York
    • ,
  • Ernest J. Clement

      Affiliations

    • New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Healthcare-Associated Infections, Albany, New York
    • ,
  • Yulin Lin

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Atlanta, Georgia
    • ,
  • Guo-Liang Xia

      Affiliations

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Atlanta, Georgia
    • ,
  • Amado Punsalang

      Affiliations

    • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Antonella Eramo

      Affiliations

    • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Marci Layton

      Affiliations

    • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Sharon Balter

      Affiliations

    • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Sharon Balter, MD, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 125 Worth St, CN 22A, New York, New York 10013. fax: (212) 788-4278

Received 11 September 2009 ,Accepted 22 May 2010.

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

 Funding Primary support for this investigation was provided by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, additional support was provided by the Emerging Infections Program Cooperative Agreement number 5U50/CC1223667 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and staff were funded by their primary institutions.

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doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.03.053

Gastroenterology
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 163-170 , July 2010

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