Identification, investigation and management of patient-to-patient hepatitis B transmission within an inpatient renal ward in North West England

Clinical Kidney Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 102-106

  Kliner, Merav ^a   Dardamissis, Evdokia ^a   Abraham, K Abraham ^b   Sen, Rachel ^b   Lal, Pankaj ^b   Pandya, Bhavna ^b   Mutton, Ken J ^a   Wong, Christopher ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chronic kidney disease; cross infection; hepatitis B; nosocomial infections

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE METER; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATITIS B; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT TO PATIENT TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84928380597     PISSN: 20488505     EISSN: 20488513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfu130     Document Type: Article

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