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Hepatitis Epidemiology
Seroprevalence of markers of viral hepatitis in Yemeni healthcare workers
September 5th, 2004
Scientists report the seroprevalence of markers of viral hepatitis in Yemeni healthcare workers in a recent issue of the Journal of Medical Virology. "The seroprevalence of viral hepatitis in healthcare workers has important public health implications. To assess the risk factors for the acquisition of viral hepatitis in an unvaccinated cohort from an hyperendemic region, 567 healthcare workers from a large hospital in the capital of the Republic of Yemen were interviewed and tested for serological markers of infection with viral hepatitis (54/543 (9.9%) tested positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 174/543 (32.0%) had positive hepatitis B core...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2004-09-05)
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