Abstract
To define the epidemiologic features of occupationally acquired hepatits B infection among physicians, the authors conducted a seroepidemiologic survey of physicians attending three American Medical Association conventions in 1975 and 1976. Of 1,192 participating physicians, 220 (18.5%) had serologic evidence of prior hepatitis B virus infection (positive hepatitis B surface antibody). The infection rate was higher among those practicing in urban communities; it increased with the number of years in practice; and among specialities, it was highest in pathologists (27%) and surgeons (28%). The serologic data demonstrated a changing pattern of viral hepatitis related to entry into the medical profession, with hepatitis B accounting for a majority of clinical hepatitis experienced after beginning medical practice.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 210-212 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Medical Association |
| Volume | 239 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1978 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Hepatitis B infection in physicians. Results of a nationwide seroepidemiologic survey. / Denes, Alex; Smith, J. L.; Maynard, J. E.; Doto, I. L.; Berquist, K. R.; Finkel, A. J.
In: Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 239, No. 3, 1978, p. 210-212.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Denes, Alex
AU - Smith, J. L.
AU - Maynard, J. E.
AU - Doto, I. L.
AU - Berquist, K. R.
AU - Finkel, A. J.
PY - 1978
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N2 - To define the epidemiologic features of occupationally acquired hepatits B infection among physicians, the authors conducted a seroepidemiologic survey of physicians attending three American Medical Association conventions in 1975 and 1976. Of 1,192 participating physicians, 220 (18.5%) had serologic evidence of prior hepatitis B virus infection (positive hepatitis B surface antibody). The infection rate was higher among those practicing in urban communities; it increased with the number of years in practice; and among specialities, it was highest in pathologists (27%) and surgeons (28%). The serologic data demonstrated a changing pattern of viral hepatitis related to entry into the medical profession, with hepatitis B accounting for a majority of clinical hepatitis experienced after beginning medical practice.
AB - To define the epidemiologic features of occupationally acquired hepatits B infection among physicians, the authors conducted a seroepidemiologic survey of physicians attending three American Medical Association conventions in 1975 and 1976. Of 1,192 participating physicians, 220 (18.5%) had serologic evidence of prior hepatitis B virus infection (positive hepatitis B surface antibody). The infection rate was higher among those practicing in urban communities; it increased with the number of years in practice; and among specialities, it was highest in pathologists (27%) and surgeons (28%). The serologic data demonstrated a changing pattern of viral hepatitis related to entry into the medical profession, with hepatitis B accounting for a majority of clinical hepatitis experienced after beginning medical practice.
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