Risk management of HBsAg or anti-HCV positive healthcare workers in hospital

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 795-802

  Mele, A ^a   Ippolito, G ^a   Craxi A ^a   Coppola, R C ^a   Petrosillo, N ^a   Piazza, M ^a   Puro, V ^a   Rizzetto, M ^a   Sagliocca, L ^a   Taliani, G ^a   Zanetti, A ^a   Barni, M ^a   Bianco, E ^a   Bollero, E ^a   Cargnel, A ^a   Cattaneo, M ^a   Chiaramonte, M ^a   Conti, E ^a   D'Amelio, R ^a   De Stefano, D M ^a   Di Giulio, S ^a   Franco, E ^a   Gallo, G ^a   Levrero, M ^a   Mannella, E ^a   Merli, S ^a   Milazzo, F ^a   Moiraghi, A ^a   Polillo, R ^a   Prati, D ^a   Ragni, P ^a   Sagnelli, E ^a   Scognamiglio, P ^a   Sommella, L ^a   Stroffolini, T ^a   Terrana, T ^a   Tosolini, G ^a   Vitiello, E ^a   Zanesco, L ^a   Ziparo, V ^a   Maffei, C ^a   Moro, M L ^a   Satolli, R ^a   Traversa, G ^a   more..

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus infection; Professional transmission to patient; Risk management

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEROLOGY; VACCINATION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ALGORITHMS; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEROLOGIC TESTS; VACCINATION;

EID: 18244376939     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1590-8658(01)80698-8     Document Type: Article

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