Frequency of hepatitis in dental health personnel in Norway.

Autor: Hurlen B, Iversen SB, Jonsen J
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Acta odontologica Scandinavica [Acta Odontol Scand] 1979; Vol. 37 (4), pp. 189-93.
DOI: 10.3109/00016357909027581
Abstrakt: Hepatitis B infection is considered a risk to dentists and their ancillary staff. To evaluate the magnitude of the risk for personnel in dental practice in Norway a questionnaire survey and a serologic investigation was performed, both disclosing frequencies of hepatitis B insignificantly higher than those in the general Norwegian population. The occurrence of anti-HBs in the general population, represented by 800 sera, appeared to be lower than the corresponding values found in Sweden and Denmark.
Databáze: MEDLINE