Doctor-to-patient transmission of viral hepatitis B: Is it a problem, is there a solution?

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 245-249

  Schalm, Solko W ^a,b   Van Wijngaarden, Jan K ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Ministry of Health Welfare and Sport Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Medical personnel; Transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE; VIRUS DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; DNA, VIRAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LAMIVUDINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; SURGERY;

EID: 0033911085     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2893.2000.00239.x     Document Type: Review

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