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. 2025 Aug 7;74(29):463-464.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7429a2.

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

Joshua R Moore, Taylor Breeyear, Camden D Gowler, Richard Moore 2nd, Sydney Will, Dianne Brewer, Taylor Swankie, Sara Beaver, Ashley Vaughn

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

Joshua R Moore et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
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