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Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Korean Health Personnel
Gut and Liver ; : 648-654, 2013.
Article Dans Anglais | WPRIM | ID: wpr-162815
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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Texte intégral: Disponible Indice: WPRIM (Pacifique occidental) Sujet Principal: Ulcère peptique / Personnel hospitalier / Pharmaciens / Facteurs temps / Études séroépidémiologiques / Caractéristiques de l'habitat / Prévalence / Études transversales / Facteurs de risque / Personnel administratif Type d'étude: Etude d'étiologie / Étude observationnelle / Étude de prévalence / Étude pronostique / Facteurs de risque Limites du sujet: Adulte / Femelle / Humains / Mâle Pays comme sujet: Asie langue: Anglais Texte intégral: Gut and Liver Année: 2013 Type: Article

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Texte intégral: Disponible Indice: WPRIM (Pacifique occidental) Sujet Principal: Ulcère peptique / Personnel hospitalier / Pharmaciens / Facteurs temps / Études séroépidémiologiques / Caractéristiques de l'habitat / Prévalence / Études transversales / Facteurs de risque / Personnel administratif Type d'étude: Etude d'étiologie / Étude observationnelle / Étude de prévalence / Étude pronostique / Facteurs de risque Limites du sujet: Adulte / Femelle / Humains / Mâle Pays comme sujet: Asie langue: Anglais Texte intégral: Gut and Liver Année: 2013 Type: Article