title: Impact of a nurse vaccination program on hepatitis B immunity in a Swiss HIV clinic.
abstract: We evaluated the impact of a nurse program for hepatitis B virus vaccination in a center from the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Immunity (anti-HBs >10 IU/mL) increased from 32% to 76% in the intervention center (n = 238) where vaccine management was endorsed by nurses, but only from 33% to 39% in control centers (n = 2712, P < 0.001) where management remained in charge of physicians. Immunity against HBV in the HIV population is insufficient in Switzerland. Specific nurse vaccination program may efficiently improve health care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Service, University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Noémie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Boillat Blanco
authors.forename: Arnold
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Probst
authors.forename: Vreneli Waelti
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Da Costa
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giulieri
authors.forename: Enos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bernasconi
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Calmy
authors.forename: Luigia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Elzi
authors.forename: Andri
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rauch
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bertisch
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cavassini
authors.forename: Pierre-Yves
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Bochud
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000379:methods*; D009726:Nurses; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines