The Burden and Trend of Blood-Borne Pathogens among Asymptomatic Adult Population in Akwatia: A Retrospective Study at the St. Dominic Hospital, Ghana by Sylvester Yao Lokpo, Mavis Popuelle Dakorah, Gameli Kwame Norgbe, James Osei-Yeboah, Godwin Adzakpah, Isaac Sarsah, John Gameli Deku, Innocent Afeke, Emmanuel Akomanin Asiamah, Nana Yaw Barimah Manaphraim, Isaac Asare, Bright Justice Ayidzoe, Emmanuel Alote Allotey, Emmanuel Agbeko Nani, Paul Amoah

“…This study was aimed at evaluating the seroprevalence and trend of blood-borne pathogens (HIV, HCV, HBV, and Syphilis) among asymptomatic adults at Akwatia during a four-year period (2013–2016). …”
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Assessment of Knowledge and Practices of Standard Precaution against Blood Borne Pathogens among Doctors and Nurses at Adult Emergency Room in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yohanis Asmr, Lemlem Beza, Hywot Engida, Tariku Bekelcho, Netsanet Tsegaye, Yibeltal Aschale

“…This study aims to assess knowledge and practice of standard precautions against blood borne pathogens among doctors and nurses in adult emergency room, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. …”
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A Survey of the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of a Sample of Albanian Medical Students in Relation to Occupational Exposure to Biological Agents by Lorenzo Ippoliti, Luca Coppeta, Ersilia Buonomo, Giuseppina Somma, Giuseppe Bizzarro, Cristiana Ferrari, Andrea Mazza, Agostino Paolino, Claudia Salvi, Vittorio Caputi, Antonio Pietroiusti, Andrea Magrini

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Hepatitis B Virus in Polish Blood Donors in the Period 2005–2019—Significant Changes in Epidemiology and Demographic Characteristics of Infected Donors by Aneta Kopacz, Dorota Kubicka-Russel, Grzegorz Liszewski, Ewa Sulkowska, Anna Chrzanowska, Paulina Zwolińska, Ewa Noceń, Anna Potępa, Magdalena Łętowska, Piotr Grabarczyk, the Group of Polish Blood Transfusion Centers for Blood Borne Pathogens

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Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes in Canada: Results from the LCDC Sentinel Health Unit Surveillance System by RK Chaudhary, M Tepper, S Eisaadany, Paul R Gully

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Trends of needle stick injuries among health care workers in a tertiary care center in South India by Suchitra Shenoy M, Harika Vangara, Joyce Emilda Rego, Irene Saldanha, Gracy Lobo, Shafir Kassim, Shrikala Baliga, Pavan M. R, Pooja Rao

“…The risk of transmission of blood borne pathogens is higher when the injury is due to hollow needle stick injuries. …”
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Evaluating comparative effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for persons receiving opioid agonist therapy for opioid use disorder: protocol for a systematic review by Brian Hutton, Beverley Shea, Kimberly Corace, David Moher, Danielle B Rice, Becky Skidmore, Kednapa Thavorn, Sheena Taha, Dianna Wolfe, Fatemeh Yazdi, Beth A Sproule, Melanie Willows, Patricia Poulin, Gary Garber, Amy Porath, Leila Esmaeilisaraji

“…Secondary outcomes will include self-reported opioid use, abstinence from illicit drugs, adherence to psychosocial therapy and opioid agonist therapy, risk for sexually transmitted disease, risk for blood borne pathogens, changes in mental health symptoms (eg, depression), measures of craving and changes in patients’ quality of life and relevant adverse events. …”
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Computational design of multi-epitope vaccine against Hepatitis C Virus infection using immunoinformatics techniques. by Sara Zubair, Fahed Parvaiz, Turki Abualait, Khalid Al-Regaiey, Tasneem Anwar, Mahnoor Zafar, Imdad Kaleem, Shahid Bashir

“…Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a blood borne pathogen that affects around 200 million individuals worldwide. …”
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