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Document ID (ISN)110221
CIS number 09-1375
ISSN - Serial title 1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Year 2009
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Tschopp A., Joller H., Jeggli S., Widmeier S., Steffen R., Hilfiker S., Hotz P.
Title Hepatitis E, Helicobacter pylori and peptic ulcers in workers exposed to sewage: A prospective cohort study
Bibliographic information Jan. 2009, Vol.66, No.1, p.45-50. Illus. 34 ref.
Abstract Workers exposed to sewage may have an increased risk of infection by Helicobacter pylori and hepatitis E virus (HEV). To assess the incidence of clinical hepatitis E and peptic ulcers and the seroconversion rate of antibodies to H. pylori and HEV in workers with and without sewage exposure, 332 workers exposed to sewage and a control group of 446 municipal manual workers entered a study with clinical examination and determination of antibodies to H. pylori and HEV. Findings are discussed. Overall, sewage does not appear to be a source of occupational infection by H. pylori or HEV in trained sewage workers with personal protective equipment working in a region with good sanitation infrastructure.
Descriptors (primary) Switzerland; sewage; work in sewers; risk factors; biological hazards
Descriptors (secondary) safety consciousness; immunoglobulins; bacterial diseases; infectious hepatitis; peptic ulcer; limitation of exposure; serological reactions; personal protective equipment; safe working methods; statistical evaluation; determination in blood; information of personnel; case-control study
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceSwitzerland
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s) Biological hazards
Browse category(ies) Viral diseases (other than aids)
Confined spaces
Biological hazards
Bacterial and parasitic diseases