Hepatitis C virus infection among transmission-prone medical personnel

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1473-1477

  Zaaijer, H L ^a,b   Appelman, P ^a   Frijstein, G ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RNA ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RNA, VIRAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865610203     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1466-9     Document Type: Article

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