Hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus in medical waste handlers in Tripoli, Libya

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 258-261

  Franka, E ^a   El Zoka, A H ^b   Hussein, A H ^b   Elbakosh, M M ^a   Arafa, A K ^b   Ghenghesh, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Human immunodeficiency virus; Immunisation; Medical waste handling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GLOVE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL WASTE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION RISK; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MALE; MEDICAL WASTE HANDLER; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADULT; BLOOD; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HIV; HUMANS; LIBYA; MALE; MEDICAL WASTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349206903     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.03.019     Document Type: Article

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