Hepatitis B outbreak in Gujarat: a wake-up call.
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Unsafe Injection Practices: A Potential Weapon for the Outbreak of Blood Borne Viruses in the Community
BACKGROUND Unsafe injection practices are common in developing nations. Such practices, through contaminated needles and syringes, place injection recipient, healthcare workers and the community at large at risk of infection with blood borne viruses. AIM An attempt was made to briefly describe an acute hepatitis outbreak that occurred in Gujarat, India, due to unsafe injection practices with ...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Indian journal of medical ethics
دوره 6 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009