Providing strong evidence of nosocomial outbreak of hepatitis B virus infection

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 269-270

  Amini Bavil Olyaee, S ^a   Maes, P ^b   Van Ranst, M ^b   Pourkarim, M R ^b,c  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^b REGA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^c HIGH INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN TRANSFUSION MEDICINE   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; EPIDEMIC; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IRELAND; LETTER; PHYLOGENY; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS MUTANT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS;

EID: 84857142642     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.10.017     Document Type: Letter

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