OCCUPATIONAL HEPATITIS-C VIRUS-INFECTION IN ITALIAN HEALTH-CARE WORKERS

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作者
PURO, V
PETROSILLO, N
IPPOLITO, G
ALOISI, MS
BOUMIS, E
RAVA, L
ARICI, C
MARCHESI, D
BONAVENTURA, ME
CHIARETTI, B
DINARDO, V
CHIODERA, A
CRISTINI, G
CORRADI, MP
DAGLIO, M
VLACOS, D
DEGENNARO, M
ANGARANO, G
DESANCTIS, C
RANCHINO, M
STUTO, A
DESPERATI, M
FRANCAVILLA, E
CADROBBI, P
CATTELAN, AM
FRANCESCONI, M
GUADAGNINO, V
MAZZOTTA, F
NELLI, M
REBORA, M
ROMANO, P
PIETROBON, F
MORA, G
TRAINA, C
GAROFALO, G
BELLOMO, M
机构
[1] OSPED RIUNITI BERGAMO,I-24100 BERGAMO,ITALY
[2] OSPED RIETI,RIETI,ITALY
[3] SPEDALI CIVILE BRESCIA,BRESCIA,ITALY
[4] POLICLIN MODENA,MODENA,ITALY
[5] POLICLIN SAN MATTEO,I-27100 PAVIA,ITALY
[6] POLICLIN BARI,BARI,ITALY
[7] OSPED FORLANINI,ROME,ITALY
[8] OSPED CIVILE ALESSANDRIA,ALESSANDRIA,ITALY
[9] OSPED CIVILE,PADUA,ITALY
[10] OSPED S SEBASTIANO,FRASCATI,ITALY
[11] POLICLIN MATER DOMINI,CATANZARO,ITALY
[12] OSPED SS ANNUNZIATA,FLORENCE,ITALY
[13] OSPED SAN MARTINO GENOVA,GENOA,ITALY
[14] OSPED SAN CROCE,CUNEO,ITALY
[15] OSPED CA FONCELLO,TREVISO,ITALY
[16] UNITA SANIT LOCALE 58,PALERMO,ITALY
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10.2105/AJPH.85.9.1272
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
The risk of exposed health care workers in 16 Italian hospitals becoming infected with hepatitis C virus was assessed through two serosurveys at a 1-year interval and at follow-up. Prevalence, which was 2.2%. was significantly associated with previous acute hepatitis, blood transfusions, housekeeping, and older age (>46 years) but not with occupational risk factors. After 1 year, 2622 (87%) of the 3006 seronegative health care workers were retested, and 3 (0.1%), who did not acknowledge occupational or community risk factors, seroconverted. Additionally, 133 (97 needlesticks) out of 370 reported occupational exposures were to hepatitis C virus; one pricked nurse seroconverted (0.75%). Although the risk is not negligible, hepatitis C virus infection does not seem to be easily occupationally transmitted.
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页码:1272 / 1275
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