Abstract
Seroprevalence of hepatitis B markers was determined in health-care professionals in a 600-bed urban, teaching hospital (Memorial Hospital) and its two satellite 200-bed general hospitals (Memorial Southeast and Memorial Northwest). Seroprevalence rates for individual departments and for the total tested hospital populations were higher in the teaching hospital compared to the satellite hospitals, and all hospital seroprevalence rates were substantially higher than the rate for the general population. It was recommended that susceptible personnel be vaccinated against hepatitis B. Between 50% and 100% of the employees for whom vaccination was recommended began the series of three injections, and between 57% and 100% of those beginning the series completed the vaccination process.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 215-220 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Advances in Therapy |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 1984 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology (medical)