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Prevalence of hepatitis B in haemodialysis nursing staff in Athens.
J Ren Care
June 2012
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Nursing, University of Athens, Greece Haemodialysis Unit, West Attica Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Background: Healthcare workers are at high risk of acquiring hepatitis B and particularly haemodialysis staff. The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of hepatitis B markers in haemodialysis nurses and to explore the determinants of the infection.
Patients And Methods: Two hundred and sixteen haemodialysis nurses from 20 haemodialysis units in Athens completed an anonymous questionnaire, their blood samples were taken and tested for hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers.