Hepatitis B virus infection in health care workers in Albania: A country still highly endemic for HBV infection

Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 94-97

  Kondili, L A ^a   Ulqinaku, D ^b   Hajdini, M ^b   Basho, M ^b   Chionne, P ^a   Madonna, E ^a   Taliani, G ^d   Candido, A ^a   Dentico, P ^c   Bino, S ^b   Rapicetta, M ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Instituti I Shendetit Publik ^*  (Albania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ALBANIA; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; OFFICE WORKER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VACCINATION; VIRUS IMMUNITY;

ADULT; ALBANIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VACCINATION;

EID: 34047223484     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-007-6076-1     Document Type: Article

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