Hepatitis E: is it a blood-borne pathogen?
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Risk and management of blood-borne infections in health care workers.
Exposure to blood-borne pathogens poses a serious risk to health care workers (HCWs). We review the risk and management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in HCWs and also discuss current methods for preventing exposures and recommendations for postexposure prophylaxis. In the health care setting, blood-borne pathogen transmiss...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
دوره 19 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004