Sources of hepatitis B virus infection in hospital environment

Investigations on the incidence of hepatitis B antigen (HB Ag)-carriers among 1466 patients of 11 various hospitals and departments showed that sources of hepatitis infection were more numerous in hospitals for children than in those for adults. The high-risk departments were those of dialysis (5 ou...

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Published inVirologie Vol. 26; no. 1; p. 63
Main Authors Zavate, O, Ivan, A, Irinescu, A, Bârzu, A, Lupaşcu, G, Niculescu, N, Lungu, I, Capsa, O, Apostol, S, Mereuţă, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Romania 1975
Subjects
Carrier State - epidemiology
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Hepatitis A - epidemiology
Hepatitis B - epidemiology
Hepatitis B Antigens - analysis
Hospitals, Special
Humans
Personnel, Hospital
Romania
Romania
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Summary:Investigations on the incidence of hepatitis B antigen (HB Ag)-carriers among 1466 patients of 11 various hospitals and departments showed that sources of hepatitis infection were more numerous in hospitals for children than in those for adults. The high-risk departments were those of dialysis (5 out of 12 patients), clinical medicine (6.6%), and obstetrics and gynecology, for adults, and those of neuropsychiatry (17.9%) and clinical medicine (11.2%)for children . The highest incidence of HB Ag-carriers among the medico-sanitary personnel of 5 hospitals (436 sera) was recorded in a hospital of obstetrics and gynecology.
ISSN:0253-181X