Work-related risk factors for hepatitis B virus infection in personnel of a children's hospital.

Abstract:

:Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus markers was examined in employees participating in patient care at The Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Of 377 workers tested in 1985-86, 36 (9.6%) were seropositive for any marker. Among 285 employees who presumably have only work-related hepatitis B exposure, 14 (4.9%) were seropositive. Age 50 years and older, black race, and education no more than 12 years were associated with seropositivity among workers with work-related exposure. Employees in the clinics, laboratories, emergency room, and operating room had an increased prevalence of hepatitis B markers compared to those in other work locations (8 vs. 2%, p less than 0.05). Traditional risk factors for infection were not predictive of seropositivity. Although the risk of acquiring hepatitis B infection from employment in a children's hospital is low, this study does identify work-related risk factors. Possible reasons for this association are discussed.

journal_name

Clin Pediatr (Phila)

journal_title

Clinical pediatrics

authors

Hicks RA,Cullen JW,Jackson MA,Burry VF

doi

10.1177/000992288902800601

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1989-06-01 00:00:00

pages

245-50

issue

6

eissn

0009-9228

issn

1938-2707

journal_volume

28

pub_type

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