A Long Term Observation on HBV Infection Among Medical Personnel
1987 Volume 61 Issue 12 Pages 1415-1419
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1987 Volume 61 Issue 12 Pages 1415-1419
The annual examination for HBsAg and anti-HBs was carried out on personnel of Nagoya National Hospital during the 11 years from 1975 to 1985.
In 1976 the frequency of natural positive turn of HBV markers was 3.3% in the medical staff and 2.5% in the non-medical staff, but in 1985 it showed a marked decrease to 1.0% in the medical staff and 0% in the non-medical staff. These results suggested an outcome of protective measures against hospital infection of HBV as well as a tendency to decrease HBV infection in social life.
The frequency of natural positive turn of HBV markers in a year was highest in surgeons (1.9%) as compared to internists (0.9%), nurses (1.7%), laboratory technicians (1.0%) and non-medical staff (1.0%). Classifing by the disposition of nurses, it was significantly high in nurses working in the outpatient department (4.8%) as compared to the operating room (2.9%), maternity floor (2.2%), surgical floors (1.2%) and floors of internal medicine (1.1%). These results suggested the highest risk of HBV infection in the outpatient department.
