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Chronic hepatitis B infection in healthcare personnel identified after nonresponse to hepatitis B vaccine: A report of 4 cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 December 2019

Natalie Guynn ,
Emily J. Ciccone ,
Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett  and
David J. Weber
Natalie Guynn
Affiliation:
Department of Occupational Health, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Emily J. Ciccone
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett
Affiliation:
Department of Occupational Health, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Division of Infectious Diseases, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
David J. Weber*
Affiliation:
Department of Occupational Health, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Division of Infectious Diseases, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*
Author for correspondence: David J. Weber, E-mail: [email protected]
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , February 2020 , pp. 248 - 249
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© 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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