Hepatitis B antibody levels in health-care workers of a large general hospital in Barbados
West Indian med. j
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37(1): 9-11, Mar. 1988. tab
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RESUMO
In order to assess the immune status to Hepatitis B in a general hospital population in the Caribbean, we studied the antibody level to Hepatitis B surface antigen (anti HBs) and to core antigen (anti HBc) in 90 health-care workers aat the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Berbados, West Indies. There was one asymptomatic carrier with Hepatitis B antigen (HBsAg). Therteen (14.6%) of the remaining 89 possessed anti ABs; 10 of these (11.2%) were considered to be immune, and three non-immune. The 10 immune sujects were also positive for anti HBc wereas the other three "non-immune" positives were not. One person in the studey had strong anti HBc immunity but was negative for anti HBs. There appeared to be no relationship between immunity and age, sex, profession or duration of work years. From the study, 76 individuals (84%) were easily identified as being susceptible to Hepatitis B and were candidates for HBV vaccine
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Asunto principal:
Personal de Hospital
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Anticuerpos contra la Hepatitis B
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Enfermedades Profesionales
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Barbados
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Caribe Inglés
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
1988
Tipo del documento:
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