Epidemic viral hepatitis, type B, in hospital personnel

Williams, Sankey V.; Huff, J. Clark; Feinglass, Edward J.; Gregg, Michael B.; Hatch, Milford H.; Matsen, John M.

doi:10.1016/0002-9343(74)90168-5

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“…Hepatitis viruses may occur less frequently in microbiology specimens than in those reaching the biochemists and haematologists, but in any case microbiologists are inevitably more aware of infection and must adopt techniques which control this. Both clinical hepatitis and the prevalence of anti-HBs varied in proportion to the handling of blood from renal dialysis patients in an American hospital involved in an outbreak where the incidence of hepatitis in laboratory staff was much higher (2-6 per 1000 person-months = average annual attack rate of 3120 per 100 000) than in the present survey of British laboratories (Williams et al, 1974).…”

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Hepatitis in clinical laboratories 1973-74.

Grist¹

1976

J Clin Pathol

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confidence: 61%

Hepatitis in clinical laboratories 1973-74.

Grist¹

1976

J Clin Pathol

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“…Hepatitis B has long been recognized as an occupational hazard to health care personnel (1,10,11,13,15,16). Within the hospital setting itself certain occupational categories and work areas were identified as associated with a high risk of hepatitis B infection.…”

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Prevalence of hepatitis B infection among hospital personnel in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

Kefenie¹,

Desta²,

Abebe³

et al. 1989

Eur J Epidemiol

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Hepatitis B serological markers (HBsAG, anti-HBc and anti-HBs) were determined in 432 (60%) hospital employees by the Hepanostika microenzyme linked immunoassay method. The overall prevalence rate was 9.02% for HBsAg, 46.25% for anti-HBs, 73.6% for anti-HBc and 76.38% for "at least one marker positive". Marker positivity as well as HBsAg carrier rate is higher for males than for females. (82.0 Vs 69.9%; 11.4 Vs 6.75% respectively). The majority of the infections occur early in life, 75% being positive for "at least one marker" by age twenty. The distribution of markers is somewhat different from previous observations with non-hospital personnel. Departments most exposed to blood and certain job categories seem to be an increased risk of acquiring the infection. We conclude that hospital exposure is associated with an additional risk of hepatitis B infection.

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“…Leibowitz et al [7] described in 1949 an in creased hazard of serum hepatitis infection among hospital workers. Later reports [3,6,9,11] have confirmed the high incidence of this infection among medical personnel.…”

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Hepatitis B Antigen and Antibody among Staff Members of an Israeli Hospital and a Kibbutz Population

Sikuler¹,

Dvilansky²,

Skibin³

et al. 1978

Vox Sanguinis

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Until recently, hepatitis type B was thought to be transmitted parenterally. However, much evidence has appeared regarding non-parenteral transmission. Hospital personnel are exposed both ways to this disease. We compared the incidence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HB(s)Ag) and antibody (anti-HB(s)) among 388 workers at a major medical center in Israel with 203 kibbutz residents, using radioimmunoassay procedures. - Of the hospital personnel, 1.8% were found to carry the antigen and 23.9% the antibody. In contrast, 0.5% of kibbutz personnel were antigen-positive and 11.8% carried the antibody. The highest incidence of antibody was found among people born in middle-eastern countries outside of Israel. These results show a significant increase in the exposure of hospital personnel to hepatitis B virus. A marked increase in the frequency of sera positive for anti-HB(s) occurred after the first year of hospital work.

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Epidemic viral hepatitis, type B, in hospital personnel

Cited by 43 publications

References 17 publications

Hepatitis in clinical laboratories 1973-74.

Hepatitis in clinical laboratories 1973-74.

Prevalence of hepatitis B infection among hospital personnel in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

Hepatitis B Antigen and Antibody among Staff Members of an Israeli Hospital and a Kibbutz Population

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