Open-access <span name="style_bold">Transmisión de hepatitis B de trabajadores de la salud a los pacientes</span>: <span name="style_bold">Transmission of hepatitis B from health related workers to patients</span>

Health related workers may transmit infectious diseases to patients during procedures. Therefore, those workers infected with HBV and HBeAG (+) or viral burden ≥ to 10<span name="style_sup">5 </span>20.000 copies/ml should avoid carrying out those procedures. They must be treated, sieved to detect any type of infection and vaccinated in the early formation. Besides, patients have the right to be informed of these risks before signing the informed consent.20.000 copies/ml should avoid carrying out those procedures. They must be treated, sieved to detect any type of infection and vaccinated in the early formation. Besides, patients have the right to be informed of these risks before signing the informed consent.

hepatitis B; infected workers; risk of transmission


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