Serological survey of hepatitis B immunity in healthcare workers in Catalonia (Spain)

• Main Authors: A. Domínguez (Author), L. Urbiztondo (Author), J. M. Bayas (Author), E. Borrás (Author), S. Broner (Author), M. Campins (Author), J. Costa (Author), M. Esteve (Author), the Working Group for the Study of the Immune Status in Healthcare Workers of Catalonia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Healthcare workers (HCW) are exposed to preventable infectious diseases, notably hepatitis B (HB). The aim of this study was to determine the immunity of HCW against hepatitis B. We made a seroprevalence study using a self-administered survey and obtained blood samples. Antibodies against the HB sur...