A study on hepatitis B and C virus seroprevalence was carried out on blood sample from 327 municipal solid waste workers in messina (Italy) to verify the hypotesis that this category of workers is at high risk for such disease. The fact that 32,41% of all the subjects showed previous exposure to epatitis B virus (HBV) substantiates the need to proced with compulsory HBV vaccine prophylaxis in this category of workers, also in anticipation of possible medical legal litigations.
Study on hepatitis B and C serologic status among municipal solid waste workers in Messina (Italy)
SQUERI, Raffaele;LA FAUCI, Vincenza;SINDONI, Livio;CANNAVO', Giuseppe;VENTURA SPAGNOLO, ELVIRA
2006-01-01
Abstract
A study on hepatitis B and C virus seroprevalence was carried out on blood sample from 327 municipal solid waste workers in messina (Italy) to verify the hypotesis that this category of workers is at high risk for such disease. The fact that 32,41% of all the subjects showed previous exposure to epatitis B virus (HBV) substantiates the need to proced with compulsory HBV vaccine prophylaxis in this category of workers, also in anticipation of possible medical legal litigations.File in questo prodotto:
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