"Incidence of non-A, non-B and HCV Positive Hepatitis in Healthcare Workers in Italy."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Journal of Hospital Infection, "In Italy, using figures from a surveillance system for acute viral hepatitis, the incidence rate of acute non-A, non-B hepatitis (NANBH) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) hepatitis cases was evaluated in healthcare workers (HCWs) and the general population of the same age over the period 1988-1994. The NANBH incidence among the general population declined from 4.7/100 000 in 1988 to 2.1/100 000 in 1994; the corresponding figures among HCWs were 12.3/100 000 (RR 2.62; CI 95%=1.66-4.15) in 1988 and 4.3/100 000 (RR 2.05; CI 95%=1.13-3.77) in 1994. Since 1991, NANBH cases have been tested for antibodies...

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