| Document ID (ISN) | 61189 |
| CIS number |
93-1905 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Japanese Journal of Traumatology and Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Fukui T., Noda H., Hinami F., Tsuneoka T., Iwasaki M., Maeda T., Usuki S., Takata T., Tsujimoto G., Fukuhara M., Ohnishi K., Toyokawa K., Tanemoto K. |
| Title |
Blood contamination of medical staff and positive rate of HCV antibody in patients |
| Original title |
Iryō jūjisha no ketsueki osen jiko to nyūin kanja no HCV kōtai yōsei ritsu [in Japanese] |
| Bibliographic information |
9 Sep. 1992, Vol.40, No.9, p.603-607. Illus. 7 ref. |
| Abstract |
Between 1 June 1990 and 5 May 1991, 25 cases of blood contamination occurred at Kobe Rosai Hospital. Ten staff members were contaminated by blood from patients with anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody. Nine were treated with alpha-interferon; none of the 10 contracted hepatitis. Screening of inpatients for this antibody (C100-3) revealed a prevalence of 11.3%, which is almost 10 times the rate in normal subjects in Japan. The rate in patients with liver disease was 15.4%, and 4.8% in the other departments. Thus, the risk of HCV infection of staff is high. Patients should be screened for HCV on admission. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Japan; frequency rates; hospitals; infectious hepatitis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
medical treatment |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Japan |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Health care services
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)
Liver diseases
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