Hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus in medical waste handlers in Tripoli, Libya
| Autor: | A.H. Hussein, A.K. Arafa, K.S. Ghenghesh, E. Franka, M.M. Elbakosh, A.H. El-Zoka |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Adult Male Hepatitis B virus Hepatitis C virus Prevalence Hepacivirus Libya medicine.disease_cause Medical Waste Young Adult Orthohepadnavirus Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Occupational Exposure medicine Humans biology business.industry virus diseases HIV General Medicine Hepatitis C Hepatitis B medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Virology digestive system diseases Infectious Diseases Blood Hepadnaviridae Female business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of hospital infection. 72(3) |
| ISSN: | 1532-2939 |
| Popis: | Medical waste handlers (MWHs) are at risk of exposure to serious viral infections. No data are available on the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among MWHs in Libya. During a one-year period (January to December 2004) blood samples from 300 (59 females) MWHs employed by a local contractor in Tripoli and 300 blood samples from non-medical waste handlers (NMWHs) who had no direct or indirect contact with medical waste were examined for HBV, HCV and HIV using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. HBV was detected in 7 (2.3%) and 1 (0.3%) and HCV in 8 (2.7%) and 0 (0.0%) of MWHs and NMWHs, respectively. Significant differences were observed in the detection rates of HBV (OR: 7.14; P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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