| ID (ISN) del documento | 51717 |
| Número CIS |
89-1026 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0098-7484 - Journal of the American Medical Association |
| Año |
1987 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Handsfield H.H., Cummings M.J., Swenson P.D. |
| Título |
Prevalence of antibody to human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus and samples submitted to a hospital laboratory: Implications for handling specimens |
| Información bibliográfica |
18 Dec. 1987, Vol.258, No.23, p.3395-3397. Illus. 14 ref. |
| Resumen |
The prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was determined in serum or plasma specimens of 506 patients submitted to the clinical chemistry laboratory of an urban teaching hospital, and the results were correlated with "biohazard" warning labels on the specimens. Hepatitis B surface antigen, HIV antibody, or either or both of these were present in 32 (6.3%), 15 (3.0%), and 44 specimens (8.7%), respectively. Ten (67%) pf 15 specimens with HIV antibody and nine (28%) of 32 with HBsAg bore biohazard labels. Among 473 unlabelled specimens, HIV antibody was present in five (1.1%), HBsAg was present in 23 (4.9%) and 27 (5.7%) contained either or both of these markers. All clinical and laboratory personnel should be vaccinated against hepatitis B and should handle all blood specimens as if they were infected, regardless of biohazard labelling. By fostering complacency in handling unlabelled specimens, the use of biohazard labels may paradoxically increase the risk that health care workers will be exposed to HIV and hepatitis B virus. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
laboratorios; enfermedades infecciosas; hepatitis vírica; dosificación en la sangre; hospitales; personal de los servicios de salud; síndrome de inmunodeficiencia |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
Estados Unidos; anticuerpos; reacciones serológicas; equipo de protección individual; toma de muestras y análisis; enfermedades víricas |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| Tema(s) |
Medicina del trabajo, higiene, primeros auxilios
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos biológicos
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Health care services
Liver diseases
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)
HIV/AIDS
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