Legionella Antibodies in a Danish Hospital Staff with Known Occupational Exposure
| Autor: | Sven Viskum, S. A. Uldum, Marianne Grau Rudbeck, Kåre Mølbak |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Article Subject Legionella Cross-sectional study Denmark Health Status Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Population Disease Asymptomatic Young Adult Risk Factors Occupational Exposure Surveys and Questionnaires Internal medicine Health care Odds Ratio Prevalence medicine Humans education Intensive care medicine Aged education.field_of_study Legionellosis biology business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Water lcsh:RA1-1270 Odds ratio Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Antibodies Bacterial Occupational Diseases Personnel Hospital Cross-Sectional Studies Clinical Study Female Legionnaires' disease medicine.symptom Water Microbiology business Biomarkers |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Environmental and Public Health, Vol 2009 (2009) Journal of Environmental and Public Health Rudbeck, M, Viskum, S, Mølbak, K & Uldum, S A 2009, ' Legionella antibodies in a danish hospital staff with known occupational exposure ', Journal of environmental and public health, vol. 2009, pp. 812829 . https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/812829 |
| ISSN: | 1687-9813 1687-9805 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2009/812829 |
| Popis: | Although legionnaires' disease frequently is acquired in health care institutions, little is known about the occupational risk ofLegionellainfection among health care workers. The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to analyse antibody levels among exposed hospital workers and to determine the correlation between antibodies toLegionellaand self-reported symptoms. The study included 258 hospital employees and a reference group of 708 healthy blood donors. Hospital workers had a higher prevalence ofLegionellaantibody titres (1 : 128) than blood donors (odds ratio 3.4; 95% CI 2.4–4.8). Antibody levels were not higher among staff members at risk of frequent aerosol exposure than among less exposed employees. There was no consistent association between a history of influenza-like symptom complex and the presence of antibodies. The results indicate that hospital workers have a higher risk ofLegionellainfections than the general population. However, since no excess morbidity was associated with seropositivity, mostLegionellainfections may be asymptomatic. |
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