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M. Alter · SciRah

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M. Alter

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M. Alter — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 68
Works: 150
Citations: 30K

Most-cited papers

Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection.
C. Shepard, L. Finelli, M. Alter
2005Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)3,058 citations
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The Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the United States, 1999 through 2002
G. Armstrong, A. Wasley, Edgar P. Simard, G. Mcquillan +2 more
2006Annals of Internal Medicine2,010 citations Open access
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Recommendations for prevention and control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HCV-related chronic disease
M. Alter, H. Margolis
19981,575 citations Open access
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Molecular Cloning and Disease Association of Hepatitis G Virus: A Transfusion-Transmissible Agent
J. Linnen, J. Wages, Z. Zhang-Keck, K. Fry +26 more
1996Science1,402 citations
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National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Panel statement: Management of hepatitis C
D. Powell, B. Abramson, J. Balint, S. Belle +33 more
1997Hepatology1,089 citations Open access
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Epidemiology of viral hepatitis and HIV co-infection.
M. Alter
2006Journal of Hepatology1,075 citations Open access
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Recommendations for the identification of chronic hepatitis C virus infection among persons born during 1945-1965.
Bryce D. Smith, Rebecca L. Morgan, G. Beckett, Y. Falck-Ytter +9 more
2012MMWR Recommendations and Reports1,069 citations
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Epidemiology of Hepatitis C: Geographic Differences and Temporal Trends
A. Wasley, M. Alter
2000Seminars in liver disease (Print)1,042 citations
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Global surveillance and control of hepatitis C
D. Lavanchy, R. Purcell, F. Hollinger, C. Howard +48 more
1999940 citations
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Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection.
M. Alter
2007World Journal of Gastroenterology535 citations Open access
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Risk factors for perinatal transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the natural history of HCV infection acquired in infancy.
E. Mast, L. Hwang, Dexter S. Y. Seto, F. Nolte +3 more
2005Journal of Infectious Diseases504 citations
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Guidelines for laboratory testing and result reporting of antibody to hepatitis C virus. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
M. Alter, W. Kuhnert, L. Finelli
2003MMWR Recommendations and Reports461 citations
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Acute non-A-E hepatitis in the United States and the role of hepatitis G virus infection. Sentinel Counties Viral Hepatitis Study Team.
M. Alter, Margaret L. Gallagher, T. Morris, L. Moyer +4 more
1997New England Journal of Medicine398 citations Open access
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Aging of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected persons in the United States: a multiple cohort model of HCV prevalence and disease progression.
G. Davis, M. Alter, H. El-Serag, T. Poynard +1 more
2010Gastroenterology380 citations Open access
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Epidemiology of hepatitis B in Europe and worldwide.
M. Alter
2003Journal of Hepatology368 citations Open access
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Incidence and risk factors for acute hepatitis B in the United States, 1982-1998: implications for vaccination programs.
S. Goldstein, M. Alter, I. Williams, L. Moyer +5 more
2002Journal of Infectious Diseases295 citations Open access
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Strategies to prevent and control hepatitis B and C virus infections: a global perspective.
E. Mast, M. Alter, H. Margolis
1999Vaccine275 citations
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Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus Among Monogamous Heterosexual Couples: The HCV Partners Study
N. Terrault, J. Dodge, E. L. Murphy, J. Tavis +6 more
2013Hepatology271 citations Open access
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Hepatitis C virus infection in the United States.
M. Alter
1999Journal of Hepatology265 citations
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Epidemiology and Prevention of Hepatitis B
M. Alter
2003Seminars in liver disease (Print)261 citations Open access
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Reduced risk of hepatitis B and hepatitis C among injection drug users in the Tacoma syringe exchange program.
H. Hagan, D. C. Jarlais, S. Friedman, D. Purchase +1 more
1995American Journal of Public Health261 citations
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The diverse patterns of hepatitis A epidemiology in the United States-implications for vaccination strategies.
B. Bell, C. Shapiro, M. Alter, L. Moyer +5 more
1998Journal of Infectious Diseases226 citations
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The epidemiology of acute and chronic hepatitis C.
M. Alter
1997Clinical Liver Disease220 citations
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Incidence and transmission patterns of acute hepatitis C in the United States, 1982-2006.
I. Williams, B. Bell, W. Kuhnert, M. Alter
2011Archives of Internal Medicine213 citations
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Progress toward the elimination of hepatitis B virus transmission among health care workers in the United States.
F. J. Mahoney, K. Stewart, Hanxian Hu, P. Coleman +1 more
1997Archives of Internal Medicine213 citations
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in health care workers (HCWs): guidelines for prevention of transmission of HBV and HCV from HCW to patients.
R. Gunson, D. Shouval, M. Roggendorf, H. Zaaijer +18 more
2003Journal of Clinical Virology202 citations
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Effect of immune globulin on the prevention of experimental hepatitis C virus infection.
K. Krawczynski, M. Alter, D. Tankersley, M. Beach +7 more
1996Journal of Infectious Diseases181 citations Open access
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Immunization of health-care workers; recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
M. Alter, R. Strikas, W. Williams
1997165 citations
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Hepatitis C virus genotypes and viral concentrations in participants of a general population survey in the United States.
O. Nainan, M. Alter, D. Kruszon-Moran, Feng Gao +3 more
2006Gastroenterology159 citations
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The importance of preventing hepatitis C virus infection among injection drug users in the United States.
M. Alter, L. Moyer
1998Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes & Human Retrovirology154 citations Open access
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Incidence and Prevalence of Chlamydia, Herpes, and Viral Hepatitis in a Homeless Adolescent Population
J. Noell, P. Rohde, Linda M. Ochs, P. Yovanoff +4 more
2001Sexually Transmitted Diseases123 citations Open access
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Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage Levels Among Healthcare Workers in the United States, 2002-2003
Edgar P. Simard, Jeremy T. Miller, P. George, A. Wasley +3 more
2007Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology119 citations
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Infectivity of Hepatitis C Virus in Plasma After Drying and Storing at Room Temperature
S. Kamili, K. Krawczynski, K. McCaustland, Xiao-Fang Li +1 more
2007Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology112 citations
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Hepatitis C virus infection associated with administration of intravenous immune globulin. A cohort study.
J. S. Bresee, E. E. Mast, P. Coleman, M. J. Baron +6 more
1996Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)105 citations
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Testing for Hepatitis C Virus Infection Should Be Routine for Persons at Increased Risk for Infection
M. Alter, L. Seeff, B. Bacon, David L. Thomas +2 more
2004Annals of Internal Medicine98 citations Open access
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Hepatitis C virus transmission from an anesthesiologist to a patient.
S. Cody, O. Nainan, R. Garfein, H. Meyers +8 more
2002Archives of Internal Medicine81 citations
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Infectious disease testing for blood transfusions.
W. H. Hall, J. Desforges, F. Athari, Sharon P. Cooper +15 more
1995NIH consensus statement80 citations
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Hepatitis B virus precore mutation and fulminant hepatitis in the United States. A polymerase chain reaction-based assay for the detection of specific mutation.
T.-J. Liang, K. Hasegawa, S. Muñoz, C. Shapiro +6 more
1994Journal of Clinical Investigation79 citations Open access
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Factors associated with personal protection equipment use and hand hygiene among hemodialysis staff.
G. Shimokura, D. Weber, W. Miller, Heather Wurtzel +1 more
2006American Journal of Infection Control74 citations
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The coming wave of HCV-related liver disease: dilemmas and challenges.
J. Perz, M. Alter
2006Journal of Hepatology70 citations
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Prevalence and incidence of hepatitis C virus infection in the US military: a seroepidemiologic survey of 21,000 troops.
K. Hyams, James R. Riddle, M. Rubertone, D. Trump +7 more
2001American Journal of Epidemiology63 citations Open access
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An Outbreak of Hospital-Acquired Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among Patients Receiving Chronic Hemodialysis
Y. Hutin, S. Goldstein, J. Varma, Joan O'Dair +3 more
1999Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology60 citations
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Risk factors for HCV infection among blood donors confirmed to be positive for the presence of HCV RNA and not reactive for the presence of anti‐HCV
Sharyn L. Orton, S. Stramer, R. Dodd, M. Alter
2004Transfusion59 citations
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Hepatitis B vaccination of adolescent and adult high-risk groups in the United States.
E. Mast, I. Williams, M. Alter, H. Margolis
1998Vaccine59 citations
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Healthcare should not be a vehicle for transmission of hepatitis C virus.
M. Alter
2008Journal of Hepatology54 citations Open access
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Occupational Exposures and Risk of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among Public Safety Workers
F. Averhoff, L. Moyer, B. A. Woodruff, A. Deladisma +3 more
2002Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine53 citations
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Patient-Care Practices Associated With an Increased Prevalence Of Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients
G. Shimokura, Feng Chai, D. Weber, Gregory P. Samsa +5 more
2011Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology50 citations Open access
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Immunogenicity of hepatitis B vaccine among hemodialysis patients: effect of revaccination of non-responders and duration of protection.
S. Chaves, D. Daniels, B. Cooper, Susan Malo-Schlegel +6 more
2011Vaccine50 citations
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Evaluation of Screening Criteria to Identify Persons With Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic Clients: Results From The San Diego Viral Hepatitis Integration Project
R. Gunn, P. Murray, Carolyn H. Brennan, D. Callahan +2 more
2003Sexually Transmitted Diseases50 citations Open access
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Infectious disease testing for blood transfusions. NIH Consensus Development Panel on Infectious Disease Testing for Blood Transfusions.
J. Desforges, F. Athari, E. Cooper, C. Johnson +45 more
1995Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)50 citations
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