PubMed · 515721
[Hepatitis following acupuncture].
Abstract
Three patients with hepatitis B are presented whose common source of infection was attributed to a physician practising acupuncture. The contamination appears to be due to repetitive use of the same needles for insertion. Among the different side effects of acupuncture, hepatitis B may thus be a serious complication if the needles used are not properly autoclaved.
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E Kobler, P Schmuziger, G Hartmann. 1979-12-01. [Hepatitis following acupuncture].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/515721/
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