title: [Screening and vaccination against hepatitis B among health personnel. Short-term results].
abstract: In the framework of the campaign for anti-HBV vaccination conducted by the Regione Piemonte, the Mauriziano Hospital in Valenza and the Unità Sanitaria Locale 71, screened and then vaccinated a group of 199 medical workers at risk of HBV. It was found that the infection was asymptomatic in the vaccinated subjects (16%) and the chronic HBsAg carriers (1.5%), that the risk of infection increases with age (p less than 0.01) and length of service (p less than 0.05) and that there is a connection with the mean figures produced by other studies conducted on hospital staff. Vaccination gave satisfactory results, with protective antibody responses in 87% of the cases, of whom about half presented levels over 1000 mIU/ml and no significant side effects.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines
vernacular_title: Screening e vaccinazione anti epatite B in operatori sanitari. Risultati a a breve termine.