Healthcare-associated hepatitis B and C transmission to patients in the EU/EEA and UK: a systematic review of reported outbreaks between 2006 and 2021
Abstract Healthcare-associated transmission was the second most common hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) transmission route according to 2006–2012 European surveillance data, but data quality and completeness issues hinder comprehensive characterisation of this important issue. We carried out...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-12-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14726-0 |