Doctor to patient transmission of hepatitis B virus: Implications of HBV DNA levels and potential new solutions

Antiviral Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 79-85

  Buster, E H C J ^a   Van Der Eijk, A A ^a   Schalm, S W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

HBV DNA; Health care workers (HCWs); Hepatitis B virus (HBV); Transmission

Indexed keywords

ADEFOVIR; ALPHA INTERFERON; ENTECAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; TENOFOVIR;

BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA VIRUS; DOCUMENTATION; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIREMIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0344012059     PISSN: 01663542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2003.08.014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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