Surveillance and control of blood-borne virus infections in haemodialysis units

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-5

  Zuckerman, Mark ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood borne viruses; Control of infection; Haemodialysis; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BODY FLUID; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS G; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CROSS INFECTION; HEMODIALYSIS UNITS, HOSPITAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS D; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 0036363206     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.1068     Document Type: Article

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