[Prevalence of blood-borne pathogens among 275 trauma patients : A prospective observational study]. / Prävalenz blutübertragbarer Virusinfektionen bei 275 Schockraumpatienten : Eine prospektive Beobachtungsstudie.
Unfallchirurg
; 119(8): 648-53, 2016 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Previous studies have indicated that the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) virus infections among trauma patients seems to be higher compared to the general population.OBJECTIVE:
This study investigated the seroprevalence of blood-borne pathogens among patients with suspected severe multiple trauma in a German university hospital (level I trauma center).METHODS:
Routine blood samples taken from trauma patients at the university hospital Frankfurt were tested for HBV, HCV and HIV (from 1 February 2014 to 31 January 2015).RESULTS:
Overall, 275 patients with a median injury severity score (ISS) of 9 points (range 0-54) were included in the study representing 84.4 % of all trauma room admissions during this time period. Altogether 3.3 % (n = 9) of the patients were infected with blood-borne pathogens, where 7 patients were infected with HCV and 2 patients had an active HBV infection. None of the patients were tested HIV positive and only one initial diagnosis for HCV was made. A further six samples (five HCV and one HIV) showed a weak reaction in the screening assay that could not be verified by the confirmatory assay.CONCLUSION:
To the best of our knowledge this study is the first report on the prevalence of blood-borne infections among trauma patients at a level I trauma center in an urban area in Germany. Compared to the general population the prevalence of blood-borne infections was higher but considerably lower than indicated in previous international studies. Considering the broad implications of occupationally transmitted blood-borne infections occupational safety is of paramount importance.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Centros Traumatológicos
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Heridas y Lesiones
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Hepatitis Viral Humana
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Virus de Hepatitis
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
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De
Revista:
Unfallchirurg
Asunto de la revista:
TRAUMATOLOGIA
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article