title: [Serological survey and vaccination against viral hepatitis A in health care providers at the Clinic of Infectious Diseases in Ostrava].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The health care providers of the Clinic of Infectious Diseases in Ostrava were screened for immunity to hepatitis A virus (HAV) in an attempt to provide vaccination against hepatitis A to non-immune persons.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cohort of 101 health care providers of the Clinic of Infectious Diseases, i.e. 10 physicians, 56 nurses and 35 nursing auxiliaries, were screened. Total anti-HAV antibodies were determined by ELISA and the subjects not reaching the protective level of anti-HAV antibodies were considered as non-immune. Vaccination against hepatitis A was recommended to all of the non-immune persons.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Immunity to HAV was detected in 41 (41%) of 101 screened subjects. Immunity was increasing with age, being found in 8% of subjects under 40 years of age and 59 % of older subjects, in 2 (20%) physicians, 23 (41%) nurses and 16 and nursing auxiliaries. Vaccination of 58 non-immune subjects was conducted without complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence rates of total anti-HAV antibodies in health care providers of the Clinic of Infectious Diseases showed a continuing upward trend with age and were practically the same as in the community.
authors.affiliation: Infekcní klinika FNsP a ZSF OU, Ostrava. ludek.roznovsky@fnspo.cz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roznovský
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kloudová
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dlhý
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lochman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kovalská
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies