Short Communication<br>Immunization coverage of health care workers against hepatitis B
Introduction: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a serious risk for health care workers (HCWs). Vaccination of the group against HBV therefore is a central part of programs to prevent nosocomial infections in healthcare workers. An evaluation of the anti-HBs level in vaccinated persons is a n...
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| author | Naderi Mostafa Fakhraddin Faizi Jamshid Tajic |
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| description | Introduction: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a serious risk for health care workers (HCWs). Vaccination of the group against HBV therefore is a central part of programs to prevent nosocomial infections in healthcare workers. An evaluation of the anti-HBs level in vaccinated persons is a necessary measurement to handle immunization coverage. Material and methods: We evaluated the Anti-HBs level of 100 randomly selected HCWs in an Educational Hospital 6 months after implementing a vaccination program against HBV to handle the immunization coverage of HBV in the group. Results: 90 (90%) HCWs responded to the immunization program that 72 (72.0%) had anti-HBs titers in an equal range (>10 MIu/L), 18 (18%) were <10 MIU/L and 10 had negative anti-HBs. Conclusions: Immunization coverage should be assessed to find out low-responded or non-responded healthcare workers to immunization. Some factors such as age, gender, race and storage conditions of vaccine may interfere with one’s response to immunization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0cec8dfc377a48e391acf2c6419567852022-12-22T00:10:34ZengTermedia Publishing HouseArchives of Medical Science1734-19222006-03-01215557Short Communication<br>Immunization coverage of health care workers against hepatitis BNaderi MostafaFakhraddin FaiziJamshid TajicIntroduction: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a serious risk for health care workers (HCWs). Vaccination of the group against HBV therefore is a central part of programs to prevent nosocomial infections in healthcare workers. An evaluation of the anti-HBs level in vaccinated persons is a necessary measurement to handle immunization coverage. Material and methods: We evaluated the Anti-HBs level of 100 randomly selected HCWs in an Educational Hospital 6 months after implementing a vaccination program against HBV to handle the immunization coverage of HBV in the group. Results: 90 (90%) HCWs responded to the immunization program that 72 (72.0%) had anti-HBs titers in an equal range (>10 MIu/L), 18 (18%) were <10 MIU/L and 10 had negative anti-HBs. Conclusions: Immunization coverage should be assessed to find out low-responded or non-responded healthcare workers to immunization. Some factors such as age, gender, race and storage conditions of vaccine may interfere with one’s response to immunization.http://www.termedia.pl/magazine.php?magazine_id=19&article_id=5704&magazine_subpage=FULL_TEXTvaccinationimmunizationHCWHBV |
| spellingShingle | Naderi Mostafa Fakhraddin Faizi Jamshid Tajic Short Communication<br>Immunization coverage of health care workers against hepatitis B Archives of Medical Science vaccination immunization HCW HBV |
| title | Short Communication<br>Immunization coverage of health care workers against hepatitis B |
| title_full | Short Communication<br>Immunization coverage of health care workers against hepatitis B |
| title_fullStr | Short Communication<br>Immunization coverage of health care workers against hepatitis B |
| title_full_unstemmed | Short Communication<br>Immunization coverage of health care workers against hepatitis B |
| title_short | Short Communication<br>Immunization coverage of health care workers against hepatitis B |
| title_sort | short communication br immunization coverage of health care workers against hepatitis b |
| topic | vaccination immunization HCW HBV |
| url | http://www.termedia.pl/magazine.php?magazine_id=19&article_id=5704&magazine_subpage=FULL_TEXT |
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