Evaluation of the Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus Cross-Infection in a Maternity Hospital
| Autor: | S. Simic, M. Simic, M. Karlovac, Z. Puvacic, B. Nikulin, V. Visnjevac |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Microbiology (medical) Postnatal Care medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Epidemiology Yugoslavia Hospitals Maternity medicine.disease_cause Obstetrics and gynaecology Pregnancy Risk Factors medicine Humans Hepatitis B virus Cross Infection Hepatitis B Surface Antigens business.industry Transmission (medicine) Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) Hepatitis B medicine.disease Virology Personnel Hospital Vaccination Infectious Diseases Family medicine Carrier State Female business |
| Zdroj: | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 12:669-671 |
| ISSN: | 1559-6834 0899-823X 0195-9417 |
| DOI: | 10.1086/646263 |
| Popis: | Objective:To determine the hepatitis B infection risk in a university hospital of obstetrics and gynecology,Setting:The University Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.Design:Staff members were divided into three groups: 73 doctors, 184 medical technicians working in delivery rooms, and 55 medical technicians working with postnatal care. The patients were 63 women, aged 17 to 39 years (mean = 26.11 years), pregnant for the first time and in the first stage of labor. Participants all had a negative history of hepatitis B and no known contact with the hepatitis B virus.Results:The incidence of hepatitis B infections among physicians, technicians, and postnatal care technicians was 1.36%, 3.8%, and 3.6%, respectively. The incidence among patients was 4.76%. The daily infection risk varied between 1% and 17% of all deliveries.Conclusions:The risks of transmission of the hepatitis B virus to hospital workers in this setting is indeed high enough to make a case for hepatitis B vaccination in susceptible staff members. Even if vaccination of staff members is carried out, hygienic measures to prevent the transmission of bloodborne infection between patients and from patients to staff are of the utmost importance. |
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