Tag: hepatitis B

Possible risk of infections from dental clinic in Burien

December 18, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Public Health – Seattle & King County (Public Health) advises patients who received dental services from the George M. Davis Dental Clinic in Burien, WA to consider being tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV infection. The George M. Davis Dental Clinic, in operation since 1982, has been closed following an infection control inspection […]

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Low risk for hepatitis B exposure in Virginia Mason dialysis unit

June 17, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

Today, Virginia Mason Medical Center notified the public about a lapse in recommended hepatitis B screening and isolation procedures for patients who had received care in their dialysis unit. Public Health – Seattle & King County conducted an investigation into the risk to patients and staff at Virginia Mason. We asked Dr. Jeff Duchin, Health […]

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