Status of protection against Hepatitis B infection among healthcare workers (HCW) in a tertiary healthcare center in India: results can’t be ignored!
Journal Title: Journal of Hematology and Clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Background and Aims: the Aim of the study was to find the level of protection among the healthcare workers (nurses, doctors, housekeeping staff and general duty assistants) by doing Anti-HBsAb titer and vaccinate those who were not properly immunized against HBV infection.
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Pandey Prashant, Agarwal Nitin, Das Suryasanta, Dharmendra Kumar
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