Notes from the Field: Hepatitis B Virus Transmission Associated with Assisted Blood Glucose Monitoring in a Skilled Nursing Facility - North Carolina, 2024

Published on August 7, 2025

This report describes acute hepatitis B infection in a nursing home resident who used a shared glucometer that was also used on a resident with chronic hepatitis B.

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