Hepatitis B prevalence in local authority employees
- 1 September 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Occupational Medicine
- Vol. 43 (3) , 129-131
- https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/43.3.129
Abstract
Prevalence of hepatitis B infection was determined in 420 employees from three local authorities by testing for hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc). Five (1.2 per cent) were positive: this included a hepatitis BsAg carrier, three with antibody to hepatitis BsAg (anti-HBs) and one who had only anti-HBc. The prevalence of hepatitis B was not significantly different ( P >0.05) from a control group of blood donors. However, four out of five anti-HBc positive individuals worked with mentally or physically handicapped individuals or those discharged into the community after long-term institutionalized care.Keywords
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