Frequency of hepatitis B and C in health care providers at three referral hospitals in Libya

Frequency of hepatitis B and C in health care providers at three referral hospitals in Libya

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to determine the frequency of HBsAg and anti-HCV antibodies in health care providers (HCPs) at three referral hospitals in Libya, and to correlate the HBsAg status with history of hepatitis B vaccination among HCPs. METHODS: one hundred eighty-two HCPs,...

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Main Authors:	Abdel-Naser Elzouki, Rafat Lubbad, Islam Elzouki, Ahmed Elhaddad, Abdulfattah Ibrahim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Pan African Medical Journal 2020-11-01
Series:	The Pan African Medical Journal
Subjects:	health care workers hepatitis b infection hepatitis c infection hepatitis b vaccine libya
Online Access:	https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/37/214/pdf/214.pdf

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