Hepatitis and other infections in clinical laboratory staff, 1979.
In 1979, British laboratories participating in the American of Clinical Pathologists' survey reported five cases of tuberculosis, four of chickenpox, four of salmonellosis or shigellosis, one malaria, and one hepatitis A infection. Microbiology workers were most affected, but at least six infections were not attributable to work. All cases recovered.
D006505:Hepatitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007757:Laboratory Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008829:Microbiology; D012306:Risk; D006113:United Kingdom