Immunization coverage of health care workers against hepatitis B
Journal Title: Archives of Medical Science - Year 2006, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
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
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Naderi Mostafa, Fakhraddin Faizi, Jamshid Tajic
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