Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and hepatitis B surface antibody status among laboratory health care workers in Isfahan, Iran

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and hepatitis B surface antibody status among laboratory health care workers in Isfahan, Iran

Background: Laboratory health care workers (HCWs) may become infected through their occupation with blood-borne pathogens. The aims of this study were determining the seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and the protection offered by HBV vaccine in medical laboratory HCWs. Materials and Methods...

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Main Authors: Parisa Shoaei, Somayeh Najafi, Noushin Lotfi, Bahareh Vakili, Behrooz Ataei, Majid Yaran, Rezvan Shafiei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
Subjects:
Health care worker
hepatitis B infection
occupational exposure
Online Access:http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2015;volume=9;issue=2;spage=138;epage=140;aulast=Shoaei

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