Study on Hepatitis B immunization and Antibody Level in Health Care Workers, District Base Hospital, Wathupitiwala

dc.contributor.authorWijesooriya, L.I.
dc.contributor.authorJayawardana, G.P.C.
dc.contributor.authorRupasinghe, R.A.L.S.
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-06T05:16:47Z
dc.date.available2020-02-06T05:16:47Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractIntroduction Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a blood born pathogen leading to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. It is transmitted mainly through contaminated blood or blood products from an infected person. It has the highest potential to transmit though prick injuries as one in three infected punctures. Therefore, health care workers (HCWs) are at great risk of contracting the infection during patient care. Hence, HBV immunization and having protective antibody levels are mandatory for HCWs.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWijesooriya, L.I. Jayawardana, G.P.C. and Rupasinghe, R.A.L.S. (2019). Study on Hepatitis B immunization and Antibody Level in Health Care Workers, District Base Hospital, Wathupitiwala, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. P.85en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/20983
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lankaen_US
dc.subjectHepatitis B immunizationen_US
dc.subjectHealthcare workersen_US
dc.subjectHepatitis B antibody levelen_US
dc.titleStudy on Hepatitis B immunization and Antibody Level in Health Care Workers, District Base Hospital, Wathupitiwalaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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