Iranian Dentists’ Knowledge of Post-exposure Prophylaxis Against HBV, HCV, and HIV
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منابع مشابه
Executive summary of the consensus document on post-exposure prophylaxis against HIV, HBV and HCV in adults and children.
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) can be a secondary measure to prevent infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) when primary prevention has failed. PEP is advised for people with sporadic and exceptional risk exposure to HIV. This consensus document about occupational and non-occupational PEP recommendations aims to be a technical document for healthcare professionals. Its main objective ...
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background: post-exposure prophylaxis plays an important role in prevention of bloodborne diseases after occupational exposures. objective: to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of dentists towards post-exposure prophylaxis. methods: in a cross-sectional study, 140 dentists in shiraz were selected through a systematic randomized sampling. they filled out a self-made questionnaire inc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Avicenna Journal of Dental Research
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2008-7659,2423-7582
DOI: 10.34172/ajdr.2020.13