Prevalence of hepatitis A virus infection in sewage plant workers of Central Italy: is indication for vaccination justified?
| Autor: | Emilia Tiscione, R. Pasqui, A. Lo Nostro, U. Vassalle, G. Farina, Nicola Comodo, Paolo Bonanni, V. Boddi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Population Sewage Hepatitis A Antibodies Serology Risk Factors Occupational Exposure Environmental health Epidemiology Humans Medicine Seroprevalence Hepatitis Antibodies education Hepatitis A Vaccines education.field_of_study General Veterinary General Immunology and Microbiology business.industry Risk of infection Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Hepatitis A Middle Aged Place of birth medicine.disease Occupational Diseases Infectious Diseases Italy Case-Control Studies Immunology Molecular Medicine Female business |
| Zdroj: | Vaccine. 19:844-849 |
| ISSN: | 0264-410X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0264-410x(00)00227-9 |
| Popis: | Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis A virus (HAV) was studied in a group of 65 sewage plant workers living in Tuscany, Central Italy. In order to evaluate the effect of several confounders (age, place of birth, income, educational degree, sea-food consumption, etc.), subjects under study were matched with 160 other workers residing in the same area. Anti-HAV was detected in about 51% of sewage workers and 44% of other employees. The difference was not statistically significant. Both univariate and multivariate analysis showed that the main variables related to previous HAV infection were increasing age (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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