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Hepatitis B infected healthcare workers and antiviral therapy

  • Document type:
    Guidance
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    16 March 2007
  • Primary audience:
    Health and social care professionals
  • Gateway reference:
    7235
  • Series number:
    278250
  • Pages:
    24
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

These guidelines provide advice on the criteria and arrangements for allowing certain healthcare workers infected with hepatitis B to perform exposure prone procedures while taking continuous antiviral therapy.

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