Document ID (ISN) | 110221 |
CIS number |
09-1375 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Year |
2009 |
Convention or series no. |
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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 Province | Switzerland |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Viral diseases (other than aids) Confined spaces Biological hazards Bacterial and parasitic diseases
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