Accidental transmission of HCV and treatment with interferon

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 238-243

  Takagi, Hitoshi ^a,b   Uehara, Masahiro ^a   Kakizaki, Satoru ^a   Takahashi, Hitomi ^a   Takezawa, Jirou ^a   Kabeya, Kenji ^a   Satoh, Ken ^a   Kojima, Akira ^a   Saito, Shuichi ^a   Matsumoto, Tatsuhiko ^a   Hashimoto, Yoshiaki ^a   Abe, Takehiko ^a   Yamada, Toshihiko ^a   Konaka, Kazuko ^a   Shimoda, Ryuya ^a   Takayama, Hisashi ^a   Takehara, Ken ^a   Nagamine, Takeaki ^a   Mori, Masatomo ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

HBV; HCV; Interferon; Medical staff; Occupational hazard

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA INTERFERON; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA INTERFERON; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2A INTERFERON; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN; SYPHILIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 15644371490     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1998.01564.x     Document Type: Article

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