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Prevalence and associated knowledge of hepatitis B infection among healthcare workers in Freetown, Sierra Leone

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is considered highly prevalent in West Africa. However, major gaps in surveillance exist in Sierra Leone. Although healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk for HBV infection, little is known about the prevalence and knowledge of hepatitis B among HCWs in Sierra...

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Autores principales:	Qin, Yu-Ling, Li, Bo, Zhou, Yue-Su, Zhang, Xin, Li, Lei, Song, Bing, Liu, Peng, Yuan, Yue, Zhao, Zhong-Peng, Jiao, Jun, Li, Jing, Sun, Yi, Sevalie, Stephen, Kanu, Joseph E., Song, Ya-Jun, Jiang, Jia-Fu, Sahr, Foday, Jiang, Tian-Jun
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6038231/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29986658 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3235-1

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