Screening for and Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among High-Risk Veterans Under the Care of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: A Case Report

2014 ◽  
Vol 161 (12) ◽  
pp. 926 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa I. Backus ◽  
Pamela S. Belperio ◽  
Timothy P. Loomis ◽  
Steven-Huy Han ◽  
Larry A. Mole
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus Infection ◽  
Department Of Veterans Affairs ◽  
B Virus ◽  
The U.S

Polyarteritis Nodosa Following Vaccination Against Hepatitis B Virus with Lower-Extremity Manifestations: A Case Report

2019 ◽  
Vol 109 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-245
Author(s):  
Daniel R. Wright ◽  
Jenni M. Davis ◽  
Karl Robstad ◽  
Melissa D. Shah ◽  
Michael C. Keller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Polyarteritis Nodosa ◽  
Peripheral Nerves ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus Infection ◽  
Multiple Organs ◽  
B Virus ◽  
Life Threatening

Polyarteritis nodosa is a progressive, often life-threatening, vasculitis affecting multiple organs, including the skin and peripheral nerves. We report a patient presenting with systemic features of the disease and with characteristic lesions in the feet 3 weeks after vaccination against hepatitis B virus infection.

Hepatitis B virus infection in high-risk inner-city neighborhoods in San Francisco

Hepatology ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-49
Author(s):  
David Siegel ◽  
Miriam J. Alter ◽  
Stephen Morse
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Inner City ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus Infection ◽  
B Virus

Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Exposure Among Foreign-Born Asian Americans in the U.S.

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hee-Soon Juon ◽  
Frederic Kim ◽  
Carol Strong ◽  
Eunmi Park ◽  
Lei Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus Infection ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
B Virus ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Heterosexual Transmission of Hepatitis B and Implications for Vaccine Prevention Strategies

1991 ◽  
Vol 2 (suppl a) ◽  
pp. 13-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam J Alter
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus Infection ◽  
B Virus ◽  
Homosexual Activity

Since 1985, cases of hepatitis B virus infection attributable to heterosexual activity have increased by 38%, whereas those attributable to homosexual activity have declined by 62%, Heterosexual activity now accounts for 26% of cases and has replaced homosexual activity in importance as a risk factor for hepatitis B. For heterosexuals, the number of recent (ie, in the preceding four to six months) and lifetime sex partners, as well as a history of other sexually transmitted diseases (eg. syphilis) appear to be significantly associated with increased hepatitis B virus infection. Of equal concern is the rising number of cases among parenteral drug users in the United States and some minority groups, including blacks, Hispanics and Asians. Hepatitis B prevention by administering hepatitis B vaccine to high risk groups before exposure to infection has not been successful, and at least 30% of hepatitis B cases in the United States have no identifiable risk factors. Thus, participation in the current programs which target only high risk groups is not possible. The ideal immunization strategy is integration of hepatitis B vaccine in to the routine childhood immunization schedule.

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