title: [HBV infection in hospital health workers: study conducted in a Piedmontese hospital].
abstract: The screening for hepatitis B virus infection markers of 976 hospital employees pointed out that: the prevalence of subjects who are positive to at least one marker is relatively low (17.52%); the areas with higher rates of prevalence are: the infections diseases division and the radiological area; there is a statistically significant difference as for the positivity of one of the hepatitis B markers among the disaggregated non-medical staff for every single functional area. The data here collected are compared with those collected in other hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Medicina B, Malattie Infettive, Ospedale degli Infermi di Biella.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Verani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Curti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Converso
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garbaccio
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fontana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manfredini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sola
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riccardi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000276:immunology*; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
vernacular_title: Infezione da HBV fra gli operatori sanitari ospedalieri: indagine condotta in un ospedale piemontese.