TY - JOUR AU - Shiferaw, Yitayal AU - Abebe, Tamrat AU - Mihret, Adane PY - 2011 DA - 2011/11/03 TI - Hepatitis B virus infection among medical waste handlers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 479 VL - 4 IS - 1 AB - Healthcare wastes contain a wide range of microorganisms among which hepatitis B virus (HBV) are the most significant pathogens. No data about the prevalence of HBV among medical waste handlers is available in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Therefore; this study was conducted to describe the prevalence of HBV infection among medical waste handlers in Government hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-4-479 DO - 10.1186/1756-0500-4-479 ID - Shiferaw2011 ER -