Seroprevalence and risk factors of hepatitis B virus infection among health care workers at the Institute of Neurology

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1536-1545

  Chiarakul, Supawadee ^a   Eunumjitkul, Krissana ^a   Vuttiopas, Sunanta ^a   Vorapimol, Ar Reerut ^a   Kaewkungwal, Jaranit ^b   Poovorawan, Yong ^c  

^a PRASAT NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

HBV markers; Health care workers (HCWs); Hepatitis B virus; Risk factor; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; JAUNDICE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VACCINATION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; THAILAND;

EID: 34548702425     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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