| ID (ISN) del documento | 57787 |
| Número CIS |
92-663 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0140-6736 - Lancet |
| Año |
1991 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Klein R.S., Freeman K., Taylor P.E., Stevens C.E. |
| Título |
Occupational risk for hepatitis C virus infection among New York City dentists |
| Información bibliográfica |
21/28 Dec. 1991, Vol. 338, No.8782/83, p.1539-1542. 27 ref. |
| Resumen |
Demographic, occupational and behavioural data were recorded for dentists in the New York City area and sera were tested for antibodies to HCV (anti-HCV). Anti-HCV was found in 8 (1.75%) of 456 dentists compared with 1 (0.14%) of 723 controls and in 4 (9.3%) of 43 oral surgeons compared with 4 (0.97%) of 413 other dentists. Seropositive dentists claimed to have treated more intravenous drug users in the week or month before the study than did seronegative dentists. Findings show that dentists are at increased risk for hepatitis C infection. It is concluded that all health-care workers should regard patients as potentially infected with a communicable bloodborne agent. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
Nueva York; servicios odontológicos; hepatitis vírica |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
Estados Unidos; riesgos biológicos; personal de los servicios de salud; encuesta |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Estados Unidos |
| Tema(s) |
Patología profesional
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos biológicos
|
| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Health care services
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)
Liver diseases
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