[Risk of infection with hepatitis B virus in laboratory staff (author's transl)].
| Autor: | Scheiermann N, Kuwert EK |
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| Jazyk: | němčina |
| Zdroj: | Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) [Dtsch Med Wochenschr] 1978 Jun 30; Vol. 103 (26), pp. 1065-7. |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0028-1104815 |
| Abstrakt: | Considerable differences were discovered when 61 student technicians and 86 qualified laboratory staff were investigated for presence of hepatitis B (surface) antigen and hepatitis B (surface) antibodies in the blood. HBs antigen was not found in the trainees whereas 4.7% of the qualified personnel were HBs antigen positive. Anti-HBs could be demonstrated in 6.6% of the trainees and in 36.1% of qualified technicians. These data demonstrate the considerable risk of medical personnel from hepatitis B virus particularly in laboratories. For prophylaxis of virus hepatitis B in laboratory personnel special hygienic measures, routine blood investigations for HBs antigen and anti-HBs, the planned placing of anti-HBs positive personnel and the value of passive immunisation with anti-HBs immunoglobulins are stressed. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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