(2015) Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and hepatitis B surface antibody status among laboratory health care workers in Isfahan, Iran. Asian journal of transfusion science. pp. 138-40. ISSN 0973-6247 (Print) 0973-6247 (Linking)
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Laboratory health care workers (HCWs) may become infected through their occupation with blood-borne pathogens. The aims of this study were determining the seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and the protection offered by HBV vaccine in medical laboratory HCWs. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 203 employers of clinical laboratories. Participant data were obtained through a questionnaire, and the level of antigens and antibodies were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS: All of the subjects were negative for HBV infection. Forty-seven (23.2) were not immune, 126 (62.0) were relatively immune, and 30 (14.8) were highly immune. CONCLUSION: Hepatitis B infection is infrequent in laboratory HCWs in Isfahan.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Health care worker hepatitis B infection occupational exposure |
| Page Range: | pp. 138-40 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Asian journal of transfusion science |
| Journal Index: | Pubmed |
| Volume: | 9 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-6247.162701 |
| ISSN: | 0973-6247 (Print) 0973-6247 (Linking) |
| Depositing User: | مهندس مهدی شریفی |
| URI: | http://eprints.mui.ac.ir/id/eprint/5573 |
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