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ID (ISN) del documento50049
Número CIS 88-1367
ISSN - Título de la serie 0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine
Año 1987
Número de serie
Autor(es) Lewy R.
Título Immunizations among hospital personnel
Información bibliográfica May 1987, Vol.29, No.5, p.433-436. 8 ref.
Resumen To minimise the likelihood of transmission of certain infectious diseases within the hospital, the 5 million US health care personnel are becoming a special target group for immunisation programmes. A review of immunisations conducted by a hospital employee health service demonstrated that 80% of hospital employees are adequately protected against tetanus/diphtheria, and 97% are immune to rubella. In contrast, only 28% of at-risk employees are immunised against hepatitis B and only 2% are immunised against influenza. Vaccination programmes for tetanus/diphtheria and rubella, which are supported by appropriate legislation, are more effective than vaccination programmes for hepatitis B and influenza, which are not supported by appropriate legislation.
Descriptores (primarios) enfermedades infecciosas; inmunización; riesgos biológicos; hospitales
Descriptores (secundarios) Estados Unidos
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Otras indústrias y profesiones
Broad subject area(s) Riesgos biológicos
Navegación por categoria(s) Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Health care services
Biological hazards