The compliance of doctors with viral hepatitis B screening and antiviral prophylaxis in cancer patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy using a hospital-based screening reminder system.

The compliance of doctors with viral hepatitis B screening and antiviral prophylaxis in cancer patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy using a hospital-based screening reminder system.

BACKGROUND AND AIM:Screenings for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antiviral prophylaxis are recommended for HBsAg-positive patients before the start of cytotoxic chemotherapy; however, compliance with these recommendations varies among doctors. We investigated the compliance of doctors with...

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Main Authors: Wei-Chih Sun, Ping-I Hsu, Hsien-Chung Yu, Kung-Hung Lin, Feng-Woei Tsay, Huay-Min Wang, Tzung-Jiun Tsai, Wen-Chi Chen, Kwok-Hung Lai, Jin-Shiung Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4319781?pdf=render

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