Factores de riesgo para infección por virus de hepatitis B en personal hospitalario.

J. Deville; A. Llanos; M. Campos; I. Philips; E. Gotuzzco; M. Kilpatrick

Factores de riesgo para infección por virus de hepatitis B en personal hospitalario.

Translated title of the contribution: The risk factors for hepatitis B virus infection in hospital personnel

J. Deville
, A. Llanos
, M. Campos
, I. Philips
, E. Gotuzzco
, M. Kilpatrick

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Viral hepatitis is one of the leading causes of disease around the world. In Latin America is a severe public health problem. We conducted a case-control study in the Cayetano Heredia Hospital, Lima, Perú, seeking for risk factors for hepatitis B infection. We found 0.41% of frequency of HBsAg and 8.13% of anti-HBs in the 492 persons screened. Contact with blood was confirmed as a risk factor for hepatitis B infection; disposable needle-wash was also identified as a major risk factor. The personnel of the Sterilization Room is also in high risk for the infection. The nurse-aid personnel was also identified as a high-risk group. We suggest that the needle wash is a risk factor very easy to remove, and also stopping the rotation of the auxiliary personnel could reduce the incidence of the infection in the personnel at risk.

Translated title of the contribution	The risk factors for hepatitis B virus infection in hospital personnel
Original language	Spanish
Pages (from-to)	24-28
Number of pages	5
Journal	Revista de gastroenterología del Perú : órgano oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterología del Perú
Volume	9
Issue number	1
State	Published - 1989

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