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kmp
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02/09/05 - 09:15 PM

A needle stick injury occurs to health care worker and the blood is known to contain HBV surface antigens. Health care worker should be given

A) Nothing
B) Immune globulin
C) Hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG)
D) Hepatitis B vaccine
E) Hepatitis B vaccine and Hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG)

anatomy
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02/09/05 - 09:32 PM

it it "E"?

anatomy
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02/09/05 - 09:32 PM

pls post your answer also.
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kmp
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02/09/05 - 11:24 PM

Correct ans is E

phuluong2k
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02/10/05 - 01:58 AM

The same clinical scenario

Which of the following does the health care worker most likely develop ?

A. Acute hepatitis
B. Chronic hepatitis
C. Healthy carrier
D. Subclinical stage and fater that well recovered

SDK
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02/10/05 - 02:45 AM

I think it is C???

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02/10/05 - 09:07 AM

It is D

By decreasing order

D > A > C > B

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02/10/05 - 09:50 AM

thanx for giving chronological order of HBV.......

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kmp
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02/10/05 - 10:01 AM

thank you phuluong2k good Q.

HBV needle stick best handled by a combination of passive - active immunization.

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