P1-428 Prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis c virus infection among polish nurses and midwives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11174798 |
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| Authors | Maria Gańczak (0000-0002-6424-128X, Pomeranian Medical University), Marcin Korzeń (0000-0002-1306-7146), Zbigniew Szych (Pomeranian Medical University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | Suppl 1 |
| Pages | A185.3-A186 |
| Publication date | 2011-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-005X • E-ISSN: 1470-2738 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/jech.2011.142976g.18 |
| OpenAlex | W2163671834 |
| Language | EN |
Surgical and midwifery staff are at risk of acquiring occupational blood-borne infections. Controversial results have been reported about HCV. Objective of this cross-sectional sero-epidemiological study was to assess the prevalence of HCV in nurses from surgical/gynaecological wards of 16 randomly selected hospitals in West Pomeranian region of Poland and to compare it with other groups: consecutive female patients from the same hospital wards and female blood donation candidates from Regional Center for Blood Donation. Method: Serum samples collected from 414 healthcare employees and 1118 female patients have been tested by ELISA between February 2008 and June 2009 and confirmed by RIBA
Antibody · Blood donor · Cross-sectional study · Donation · Environmental health · Hepatitis C virus · Obstetrics · Odds ratio · Population · Serology · Seroprevalence · Virus · Epidemiology · Hepatitis C virus research · Immunology · Internal Medicine · Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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