Hepatitis B markers in health care workers. The Newcastle study.
Health care workers in the Royal Newcastle Hospital, in surrounding hospitals and pathology services, and in a large mental institution were surveyed to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B markers. The aim of the study was to identify the groups of workers at particular risk of contracting hepatitis B in order to determine which workers would benefit most from a programme of vaccination against hepatitis B. Although the prevalence of hepatitis B markers in the Newcastle health care workers was higher than that in the control subjects, this rate did not approach the high rates previously reported in overseas studies.
D001315:Australia; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D014611:Vaccination; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage
D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D014765:Viral Vaccines