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Rare case of dental patient-to-patient hepatitis B virus transmission recorded

Researchers have documented a case of hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission between two patients at a dentist's office in the United States. While this kind of infection is exceedingly rare, universal vaccination against the virus would likely have prevented both cases, according to the authors of the case report and an accompanying commentary. Both appear in the May 1 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online.

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