Hepatitis B, vaccination and healthcare workers.
Hepatitis B viral infection is transmitted in adults by transfer of body fluids containing the virus. The outcomes following infection can be significant in terms of both health and employment. It is for these reasons that effective preventative health care is the goal of occupational health practitioners. This evidence-based review of the literature provides a basis upon which practice can be established and highlights some of the issues that may confront practitioners of the future.
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Department of Environmental & Occupational Medicine, University Medical School, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK. elizabeth.murphy@abdn.ac.uk
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006282:Health Personnel; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination
D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines