Risk of hepatitis C virus infection among health care workers in their occupational practice
Introduction. Hepatitis C virus infection is a serious clinical, epidemiological, and social problem in Poland and worldwide. This type of infection is often registered as: hospital-acquired infection, infection among health care workers, infection of a newborn transmitted via vertic...
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| description | Introduction. Hepatitis C virus infection is a serious clinical, epidemiological, and social problem in Poland and worldwide. This type of infection is often registered as: hospital-acquired infection, infection among health care workers, infection of a newborn transmitted via vertical route. Health care professionals are occupationally exposed to HCV.
Objective. Presentation of the problem of risk of acquiring HCV infection among medical staff employed in health care facilities.
Material and methods. Epidemiological data were analyzed concerning infections with hepatitis C virus from the aspect of exposure of medical staff employed in health care facilities, based on the published results of scientific studies and statistical data.
Results. HCV infection among medical professionals employed in health care facilities is a multi-aspect problem, which should be considered as the problem of: hospital-acquired infections, occupational infections, and vertically transmitted infections.
Conclusions. Hepatitis C virus infection is a serious clinical, epidemiological, and social problem in Poland, and concerns approximately 1.9% of the population. This is one of the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections – approximately 33%. Health care workers are occupationally exposed to HCV infection – in Poland this risk is from 0.80-1.42%. Care of a pregnant woman infected with HCV and care of a newborn with vertically transmitted infection creates risk for medical staff. Considering high occupational risk of HCV infection among health care workers it is necessary to carry out a wide range of non-specific prophylaxis, and also observe procedures for prevention of occupational exposures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f1c4535b5f694977abd724016198dc7f2022-12-21T18:50:54ZengKazimierz Wielki UniversityJournal of Education, Health and Sport2391-83062017-08-017815016110.5281/zenodo.8441474450Risk of hepatitis C virus infection among health care workers in their occupational practiceLidia Sierpińska01 Wojskowy Szpital Kliniczny z Polikliniką SP ZOZ w Lublinie 1 Military Clinical Hospital with Polyclinic, Independent Public Health Care Unit, LublinIntroduction. Hepatitis C virus infection is a serious clinical, epidemiological, and social problem in Poland and worldwide. This type of infection is often registered as: hospital-acquired infection, infection among health care workers, infection of a newborn transmitted via vertical route. Health care professionals are occupationally exposed to HCV. Objective. Presentation of the problem of risk of acquiring HCV infection among medical staff employed in health care facilities. Material and methods. Epidemiological data were analyzed concerning infections with hepatitis C virus from the aspect of exposure of medical staff employed in health care facilities, based on the published results of scientific studies and statistical data. Results. HCV infection among medical professionals employed in health care facilities is a multi-aspect problem, which should be considered as the problem of: hospital-acquired infections, occupational infections, and vertically transmitted infections. Conclusions. Hepatitis C virus infection is a serious clinical, epidemiological, and social problem in Poland, and concerns approximately 1.9% of the population. This is one of the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections – approximately 33%. Health care workers are occupationally exposed to HCV infection – in Poland this risk is from 0.80-1.42%. Care of a pregnant woman infected with HCV and care of a newborn with vertically transmitted infection creates risk for medical staff. Considering high occupational risk of HCV infection among health care workers it is necessary to carry out a wide range of non-specific prophylaxis, and also observe procedures for prevention of occupational exposures.http://www.ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/4708hcv infection, hospital-acquired infection |
| spellingShingle | Lidia Sierpińska Risk of hepatitis C virus infection among health care workers in their occupational practice Journal of Education, Health and Sport hcv infection, hospital-acquired infection |
| title | Risk of hepatitis C virus infection among health care workers in their occupational practice |
| title_full | Risk of hepatitis C virus infection among health care workers in their occupational practice |
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| title_short | Risk of hepatitis C virus infection among health care workers in their occupational practice |
| title_sort | risk of hepatitis c virus infection among health care workers in their occupational practice |
| topic | hcv infection, hospital-acquired infection |
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