Recommendations for Viral Hepatitis
Authors: DONALD J. SHERRARD
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1986)

Letters and Corrections1 January 1986Recommendations for Viral HepatitisDONALD J. SHERRARD, M.D.DONALD J. SHERRARD, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-104-1-132_3 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in respect to infectious disease are usually considered on a par with the Ten Commandments by infection control committees of many institutions. It was with some distress that I reviewed the recent CDC recommendations for protection against viral hepatitis reprinted in theAnnalsin September 1985 (1). In particular, their recommendation that patients on hemodialysis be vaccinated for prevention of hepatitis B is not supported by published information. The specific reference they cite (2) is, in fact, the strongest argument against the policy they propose. The authors of this...References1. . Recommendations for protection against viral hepatitis: recommendation of the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee. Ann Intern Med. 1985;103:391-402. LinkGoogle Scholar2. STEVENSALTERTAYLORZANGHARLEYSZMUNESS CHPEEW. Hepatitis B vaccine in patients receiving hemodialysis: immunogenicity and efficacy. N Engl J Med. 1984;311:496-501. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. . Recommendations for protection against viral hepatitis: recommendation of the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee. MMWR. 1985;34:313-24, 329-35. (Reprinted in Ann Intern Med. 1985;103:391-402.) MedlineGoogle Scholar2. STEVENSALTERTAYLORZANGHARLEYSZMUNESS CHPEEW. Hepatitis B vaccine in patients receiving hemodialysis: immunogenicity and efficacy. N Engl J Med. 1984;311:496-501. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. CROSNIERJUNGERSCOUROUCE JPA. Randomized placebo-controlled trial of hepatitis B surface antigen vaccine in a French haemodialysis unit: II. Haemodialysis patients. Lancet. 1981;1:797-800. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. DESMYTERCOLAERTDE GROOTE JJG. Efficacy of heat-inactivated hepatitis B vaccine in haemodialysis patients and staff: double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 1983;2:1323-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. ALTERFAVEROFRANCIS MMD. Cost benefit of hepatitis B vaccination in hemodialysis centers. J Infect Dis. 1983;148:770-1. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. . Hepatitis Surveillance Report No. 49. Atlanta, Georgia: Centers for Disease Control; January 1985. Google Scholar7. ALTERFAVEROMAYNARD MMJ. Hepatitis B vaccine use in chronic hemodialysis centers in the United States. JAMA. 1985. (In press). CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. . Recommendations for protection against viral hepatitis: recommendation of the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee. Ann Intern Med. 1985;103:391-402. LinkGoogle Scholar2. GILESLIEBHABERKRUGMANLATTIMER JHSC. Early viremia and viruria in infectious hepatitis. Virology. 1964;24:107-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. PURCELLFEINSTONETICEHURSTDAEMERBAROUDY RSJRB. Hepatitis A virus. In. VYAS GN, DIENSTAG JL HOOFNAGLE JH, eds. Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease. New York: Grune & Stratton; 1984:9-22. Google Scholar4. SCHULMANDIENSTAGJACKSON AJD. Hepatitis A antigen particles in liver, bile, and stool of chimpanzees. J Infect Dis. 1976;134:80-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. BRADLEYHOLLINGERHORNBECKMAYNARD DFCJ. Isolation and characterization of hepatitis A virus. Am J Clin Pathol. 1976;65:876-89. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Veterans Administration Medical Center Seattle, WA 98108 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 January 1986Volume 104, Issue 1Page: 132-134KeywordsHepatitisHepatitis AHepatitis BInfectious disease controlInfectious diseasesViral diseases Issue Published: 1 January 1986 PDF DownloadLoading ...