Occupational exposure to hepatitis infection among Egyptian healthcare workers and hepatitis B vaccination
المؤلفون المشاركون
al-Mulayji, Dalal M.
Sad-Husayn, Amal
Khalil, Sahar A.
المصدر
Journal of the Arab Society for Medical Research
العدد
المجلد 11، العدد 1 (30 يونيو/حزيران 2016)، ص ص. 14-21، 8ص.
الناشر
تاريخ النشر
2016-06-30
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
8
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background/aim Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at a high risk for blood-borne pathogens due to their contact with patients and contaminated instruments.
The present study aimed to determine the risk of exposure to hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among Egyptian HCWs in relation to the level of infection control education, the number of hepatitis B vaccine doses received, and the resulting immunity.
Participants and methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 228 HCWs.
Hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis B core antibody, hepatitis B surface antibody titer, and hepatitis C virus antibody (HCV-Ab) were tested by using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay technique.
Real-time PCR for both HBV-DNA and HCV-RNA in serum was done with positive hepatitis B surface antigen and HCV-Ab, respectively.
Results During the study period, 78% of the HCWs received full HBV vaccination; 73.6% of them were vaccinated in the last 5 years.
Lack of protective hepatitis B surface antibody (HBs-Ab) titer was found in 27.2% of the participants.
HCV-Ab was positive in 6.14% HCWs, being significantly higher in individuals 40 years of age or older when compared with those under 40.
Half of those with positive HCV-Ab had HCV-RNA below the detection limit.
Conclusion Implementation of infection control guidelines played a role in reducing the prevalence of HCV infection among HCWs and in vaccinating HCWs in the last 5 years.
Adopting safety-engineered devices is required to help in the reduction of needle stick and sharp medical devices injuries and risk for blood-borne infections.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
al-Mulayji, Dalal M.& Sad-Husayn, Amal& Khalil, Sahar A.. 2016. Occupational exposure to hepatitis infection among Egyptian healthcare workers and hepatitis B vaccination. Journal of the Arab Society for Medical Research،Vol. 11, no. 1, pp.14-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-696556
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Sad-Husayn, Amal…[et al.]. Occupational exposure to hepatitis infection among Egyptian healthcare workers and hepatitis B vaccination. Journal of the Arab Society for Medical Research Vol. 11, no. 1 (Jan. / Jun. 2016), pp.14-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-696556
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
al-Mulayji, Dalal M.& Sad-Husayn, Amal& Khalil, Sahar A.. Occupational exposure to hepatitis infection among Egyptian healthcare workers and hepatitis B vaccination. Journal of the Arab Society for Medical Research. 2016. Vol. 11, no. 1, pp.14-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-696556
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references : p. 20-21
رقم السجل
BIM-696556
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
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