[Prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus in hospital personnel]. / Prevalenza dell'anticorpo contro il virus dell'epatite C nel personale ospedaliero.
Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol
; 37(3): 141-9, 1991.
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ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED Prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) has been widely investigated in many categories; however no data are available on hospital personnel. The aim of our study was to investigate whether hospital personnel are at risk for HCV infection. METHODS:
sera collected during a prospective study on HBV infection in hospital workers done in our institution in 1985 were analyzed for the ELISA test for anti-HCV from Ortho Diagnostic System. Sera were stored at -20 degrees C and were never defrosted until tested. A population of a consecutive series of healthy volunteer blood donors was used as a control group.RESULTS:
the anti-HCV prevalence was higher in hospital personnel, than in blood donors (4.5 versus 1.1, p less than 0.001, Odds Ratio 4.5, Confidence Limits 2.9-7.2).CONCLUSION:
although anti-HCV is not an "ideal" test for epidemiological purposes, our study suggests that hospital personnel is at high risk for HCV infection.
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Assunto principal:
Recursos Humanos em Hospital
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Anticorpos Anti-Hepatite
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Hepacivirus
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
It
Ano de publicação:
1991
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Article