Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C among domestic and healthcare waste handlers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 875-883

  Mol, Marcos P G ^a   Gonçalves, Jéssica P ^a   Silva, Edvania A ^a   Scarponi, Cristiane Fdo ^a   Greco, Dirceu B ^b   Cairncross, Sandy ^c   Heller, Leo ^d  

^a FUNDAÇÃO EZEQUIEL DIAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

cross section; domestic waste; healthcare waste; Hepatitis B; hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; VIRUSES;

CROSS-SECTION; DOMESTIC WASTES; HEALTHCARE WASTES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HOSPITAL WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; CROSS SECTION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DOMESTIC WASTE; HEALTH WORKER; HEPATITIS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INJURY; RISK FACTOR; VACCINATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOMESTIC WASTE; DOMESTIC WASTE WORKER; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE WASTE; HEALTHCARE WASTE WORKER; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; VACCINATION; WASTE; WORKER; ADVERSE EFFECTS; HEPACIVIRUS; HOSPITAL WASTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIROLOGY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BELO HORIZONTE; BRAZIL; MINAS GERAIS;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL WASTE; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84982218477     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X16649686     Document Type: Article

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