Deinstitutionalized mentally retarded hepatitis-B surface antigen carriers in public school classes
A descriptive study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11035463 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C W Bakal, John S Marr (0000-0001-6434-9568), Lloyd F Novick, E S Millner, W D Goldman (0000-0003-4935-6545), O E Pitkin |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 709-711 |
| Publication date | 1980-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.70.7.709 |
| PMID | 7386705 |
| OpenAlex | W2052026349 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 10 |
Twenty-seven of 33 formerly institutionalized retarded HBsAg carriers exhibited behaviors which might facilitate viral transmission in classrooms where they had been placed with retarded susceptibles. Classroom conditions included lack of handwashing facilities and frequent failure to inform staff of the presence of such carriers in their classes. A serological survey of classroom contacts showed that 91% of never-institutionalized students, 86% of staff, and 18% of formerly-institutionalized students had no antibody to HBsAg. Caution should be taken to protect teachers and students from infection with hepatitis-B in such classrooms
Antibody · Developmental psychology · Family medicine · HBsAg · Hepatitis · Hepatitis B · Hepatitis B virus · Mentally retarded · Serology · Transmission (telecommunications) · Virus · Hepatitis B Virus Studies · Immunology · Medicine · Psychology · Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research · Virology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 1987 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |