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Incidence of Parenterally Transmitted Acute Viral Hepatitis Among Healthcare Workers in Italy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Maria Elena Tosti ,
Andrea Mariano ,
Enea Spada ,
Renato Pizzuti ,
Giovanni Gallo ,
Pietro Ragni ,
Carla Zotti ,
Pierluigi Lopalco ,
Filippo Curtale  and
Grazia Graziani
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Maria Elena Tosti
Affiliation:
National Centre of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Regione Lazio
Andrea Mariano
Affiliation:
National Centre of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Regione Lazio
Enea Spada
Affiliation:
National Centre of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Regione Lazio
Renato Pizzuti
Affiliation:
Rome, the Regional Health Authority, Regione Campania, Naples
Giovanni Gallo
Affiliation:
Department of Hygiene, Regional Health Authority, Regione Veneto, Venice
Pietro Ragni
Affiliation:
Regional Health Authority, Regione Emilia Romagna, Bologna
Carla Zotti
Affiliation:
Institute of Hygiene, University of Turin, Turin
Pierluigi Lopalco
Affiliation:
Institute of Hygiene, University of Bari, Bari
Filippo Curtale
Affiliation:
Epidemiologic Unit, Regione Lazio
Grazia Graziani
Affiliation:
Regional Health Authority, Regione Toscana, Florence, Italy
Alfonso Mele
Affiliation:
National Centre of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Regione Lazio
Tommaso Stroffolini*
Affiliation:
National Centre of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Regione Lazio Epidemiologic Unit, Regione Lazio Gastroenterology Unit, San Giacomo Hospital, Rome Rome, the Regional Health Authority, Regione Campania, Naples Department of Hygiene, Regional Health Authority, Regione Veneto, Venice Regional Health Authority, Regione Emilia Romagna, Bologna Institute of Hygiene, University of Turin, Turin Institute of Hygiene, University of Bari, Bari Regional Health Authority, Regione Toscana, Florence, Italy
*
National Centre of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299-00161 Rome, Italy ([email protected])
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 28 , Issue 5 , May 2007 , pp. 629 - 632
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2007

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