title: [Vaccination against hepatitis B of Toulouse hospital personnel].
abstract: An enquiry by self-filled questionnaire was conducted among 834 employees of the Toulouse Hospital Centre. The 79.6 percent answer rate obtained made it possible to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection (11.1 percent), the proportion of immunized subjects (42.5 percent) and their distribution among the different professional categories, and the proportion of accidents that could carry a risk infection (64.3 percent). At present, the protective measures are insufficiently known and applied. The information needed should be precise and up-to-date, covering the various aspects of hepatitis B infection; it should be provided before any occupational exposure and thereafter recalled during routine activities.
authors: Laboratoire de Bactériologie et Virologie, CHU Rangueil, Toulouse.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Malavaud
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Dumay
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Malavaud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines
vernacular_title: Vaccination contre l'hépatite B du personnel des hôpitaux toulousains.