High level of vaccination and protection against hepatitis B with low rate of HCV infection markers among hospital health care personnel in north of Iran: a cross-sectional study

High level of vaccination and protection against hepatitis B with low rate of HCV infection markers among hospital health care personnel in north of Iran: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background hepatitis B virus (HBV) and C virus (HCV) are among the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Health care personnel (HCP) are subjected to increased risk of these infections. Therefore, HBV vaccination and post-vaccination serologic testing (PVST) are recommended for them. Our o...

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Main Authors: Saffar Hiva, Khoshayand Negar, Parsaei Mohammad-Reza, Ghorbani Gholam-Reza, Aarabi Mohsen, Nadi Ghara Ali-Asghar, Saffar Mohammed-Jafar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Health care personnel
Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis C virus
HBV vaccination coverage
HBV booster
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09032-6

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