Hepatitis B vaccination is not yet a reality in supportive health care workers

Hepatitis B vaccination is not yet a reality in supportive health care workers

Background: Annual exposure of health care workers (HCWs) to hepatitis B virus infection was estimated world-wide as 5.9%. Hepatitis B though a preventable disease is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Objective: This study was carried out to find out the preval...

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Main Authors: Poongodi Santhana Kumaraswamy, Palaniappan Nainar, Cinthujah Balachandraperumal, Amudha Vickramathithan Panchapooranam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of the Scientific Society
Subjects:
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
hepatitis B surface antigen
health care associated infections
supportive health care workers
universal work precautions
vaccination
Online Access:http://www.jscisociety.com/article.asp?issn=0974-5009;year=2014;volume=41;issue=3;spage=176;epage=178;aulast=Kumaraswamy

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