Study of hepatitis B among different categories of health care workers.

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Sanjaya Kumar Shrestha · Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital

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Apart from lack of hepatitis B vaccination, nurses and non-professional staff on their own were found to be significantly more susceptible to HBV infection than others. This highlights the need to implement the internationally recommended measures to protect HCWs from bloodborne infections.

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Hepatitis B Virus Studies Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology Hepatitis C virus research

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Published in: PubMed

Volume 16, Issue 2, pp. 108-11

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