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. 2006 Feb 11;332(7537):343–345. doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7537.343

Table 1.

Hepatitis B infection associated with central venous catheters among 131 children on an haematology and oncology ward. Values are numbers (percentages) of children, unless stated otherwise

Positive for hepatitis B Negative for hepatitis B P value*
Central venous catheter
Ever patients
7 (100)
41 (33)
0.0007
Never patients 0 83 (67)
*

Fisher's exact test.