Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Korean Health Personnel
Gut and Liver
;
: 648-654, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
The aims of this study were to evaluate whether doctors and nurses in a single hospital were at an increased risk of acquiring Helicobacter pylori infection in 2011 and to identify risk factors for H. pylori seroprevalence.METHODS:
Nurses (n=362), doctors (n=110), health personnel without patient contact (medical control, n=179), and nonhospital controls (n=359) responded to a questionnaire during a health check-up, which included questions on socioeconomic status, education level, working years, and occupation in 2011. The prevalence of H. pylori was measured by serology.RESULTS:
The seroprevalence rate was 29.8% (nurses), 34.5% (doctors), 30.7% (medical control), and 52.9% (nonhospital control). Among younger subjects ( or =40 years of age. The risk factors for H. pylori seroprevalence were not different for health and nonhealth personnel. A multivariate analysis indicated that seropositivity significantly increased with age, the province of residence, and a gastroscopic finding of a peptic ulcer.CONCLUSIONS:
The medical occupation was not associated with H. pylori infection. The seroprevalence of H. pylori in one hospital in 2011 was found to be 38.7%, most likely due to the improvement in socioeconomic status and hospital hygiene policy in Korea.
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Asunto principal:
Úlcera Péptica
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Personal de Hospital
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Farmacéuticos
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Factores de Tiempo
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Estudios Seroepidemiológicos
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Características de la Residencia
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Prevalencia
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Estudios Transversales
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Factores de Riesgo
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Personal Administrativo
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Gut and Liver
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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