Incidence of hepatitis C virus infection among Egyptian healthcare workers at high risk of infection

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-28

  Abdelwahab, Sayed F ^a,b   Hashem, Mohamed ^b,c   Galal, Iman ^b   Sobhy, Maha ^b   Abdel Ghaffar, Tamer S ^d   Galal, Gehan ^b   Mikhail, Nabiel ^b,e   El Kamary, Samer S ^c   Waked, Imam ^d   Strickland, G Thomas ^c  

^a Minia University   (Egypt)

^b Egyptian Company for Blood Transfusion Services (EgyBlood)   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^e ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; HCV; Healthcare workers; Hepatitis C; Incidence; Needle stick; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; VIREMIA;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EGYPT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES;

EID: 84875807991     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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