[HB's-antigen and anti-HBs in hospital staff (author's transl)].
In 826 employees from six hospitals and three theoretical clinical institutes of Düsseldorf University HBs-antigen and anti-HBs were determined. HBs-antigen was not significantly more frequent than in a control group. On the other hand anti-HBs was much more common in hospital staff. In probands with histories of liver disease and blood transfusions there was a significantly higher incidence of anti-HBs. Different occupations within the hospitals showed different anti-HBs frequencies.
D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006306:Health Surveys; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D010564:Personnel, Hospital
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
HBs-Antigen und Anti-HBs bei Krankenhauspersonal.