Herpes virus in an obstetric hospital. III: Prevalence of antibodies in patients and staff.
Seventy per cent of 890 patients and staff members of an obstetric hospital tested for complement-fixing serum antibodies to herpes simplex virus (HSV) were found to be seropositive. Employment, age, socioeconomic and ethnic factors of patients and different categories of staff members were examined in relation to the prevalence of HSV antibodies. Significant differences in the prevalence of antibodies were found between these groups.
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D001315:Australia; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000276:immunology; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000276:immunology; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D011247:Pregnancy; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
D000914:Antibodies, Viral