Prevalence of hepatitis C antibodies among health care workers at high risk for blood exposure

Martins, R.M.B.; Almeida, V.C.; Vanderborght, B.O.M.; Brito, J.B.A.; Cardoso, D.D.P.; Pereira, M.S.; Yoshida, C.F.T.

doi:10.1590/S0036-46651996000400014

Hepatitis C virus; Occupational risk; Health care workers

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Prevalence of hepatitis C antibodies among health care workers at high risk for blood exposure

R.M.B. Martins^I; V.C. Almeida^I; B.O.M. Vanderborght^II; J.B.A. Brito^I; D.D.P. Cardoso^I; M.S. Pereira^III; C.F.T. Yoshida^IV

^ILab. de Virologia, IPTESP, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil

^IIInnogenetics N.V., Ghent, Belgium

^IIIDep. de Enfermagem, FEN, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil

^IVDep. de Virologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

^{Correspondence to} Correspondence to: Regina Maria Bringel Martins Departamento de Microbiologia, IPTESP, Universidade Federal de Goiás C.P. 131 74605-050 Goiânia, GO, Brasil

Keywords: Hepatitis C virus; Occupational risk; Health care workers.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors are greatful to F. Shapiro for reviewing the manuscript, to D.M.F. Gomes and R.C.O. Oliveira for technical assistance.

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1. AMARAPURKAR, D.N. - Prevalence of hepatitis C antibodies in health care workers. Lancet, 344: 339, 1994.
2. AZEVEDO, M.S.P.; CARDOSO, D.D.P.; MARTINS, R.M.B. et al. - Rastreamento sorológico para hepatite B em profissionais de saúde na cidade de Goiânia - Goiás. Rev. Soc. bras. Med. trop., 27: 157-162, 1994.
3. CHOO, Q.L.; KUO, C.; WINER, A.J. et al. - Isolation of a cDNA clone derived from a blood-borne non-A, non-B viral hepatitis genome. Science, 244: 359-361, 1989.
4. CUMMINS, A.J. & TEDDER, R.S. - Inadequate information on needlestick accidents. Lancet, 339: 1178-1179, 1992.
5. GERMANAUD, J.; BARTHEZ, J.P. & CAUSSE, X. - The occupational risk of hepatitis C infection among hospital employees. Amer. J. publ. Hlth., 84: 122, 1994.
6. JADOUL, M.; EL AKROUT, M.; CORNU, C. et al. - Prevalence of hepatitis C antibodies in health care workers. Lancet, 344: 339, 1994.
7. KIYOSAWA, K.; SODEYAMA, T.; TANAKA, E. et al. - Hepatitis C in hospital employees with needlestick injuries. Ann. intern. Med., 115: 367-369, 1991.
8. KIYOSAWA, K.; TANAKA, E.; SODEYAMA, T. et al. - Natural history of hepatitis C. Intervirology, 37: 101-107, 1994.
9. KLEIN, R.S.; FREEMAN, K.; TAYLOR, P.E. et al. - Occupational risk for hepatitis C virus infection among New York City dentists. Lancet, 338: 1539-1542, 1991.
10. KUO, M.Y.P.; HAHN, L.J.; HONG, C.Y. et al. - Low prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among dentists in Taiwan. J. med. Virol., 40: 10-13, 1993.
11. MARTINS, R.M.B.; VANDERBORGHT, B.O.M.; ROUZERE, C.D. et al. - Anti-HCV related to HCV PCR and risk factors analysis in a blood donor population of Central Brazil. Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo, 36: 501-506, 1994.
12. OKAMOTO, H.; SUGIYAMA, Y.; OKADA, S. et al. - Typing hepatitis C virus by polymerase chain reaction with type-specific primers: application to clinical surveys and tracing infectious sources. J. gen. Virol., 73: 673-679, 1992.
13. PEREZ-TRALLERO, E.; CILLA, G. & SAENZ, J.R. - Occupational transmission of HCV. Lancet, 344: 548, 1994.
14. PURO, V.; PETROSILLO, N.; IPPOLITO, G. et al. - Occupational hepatitis C virus infection in Italian health care workers. Amer. J. publ. Hlth., 85: 1272-1275, 1995.
15. SCHLIPKÖTER, U.; ROGGENDORF, M.; CHOLMAKOW, K. et al. - Transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) from a haemodialysis patient to a medical staff member. Scand. J. infect. Dis., 22: 757-758, 1990.
16. SUZUKI, K.; MIZOKAMI, M.; MIZOUGUCHI, N. et al. - Confirmation of hepatitis C virus transmission through needlestick accidents by molecular evolutionary analysis. J. infect. Dis., 170: 1575-1578, 1994.
17. ZUCKERMAN, J.; CLEWLEY, G.; GRIFFITNS, P. et al. - Prevalence of hepatitis C antibodies in clinical health care workers. Lancet, 343: 1618-1620, 1994.

Correspondence to:

Regina Maria Bringel Martins

Departamento de Microbiologia, IPTESP, Universidade Federal de Goiás

C.P. 131

74605-050 Goiânia, GO, Brasil

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[1] 1. AMARAPURKAR, D.N. - Prevalence of hepatitis C antibodies in health care workers. Lancet, 344: 339, 1994.

[2] 2. AZEVEDO, M.S.P.; CARDOSO, D.D.P.; MARTINS, R.M.B. et al. - Rastreamento sorológico para hepatite B em profissionais de saúde na cidade de Goiânia - Goiás. Rev. Soc. bras. Med. trop., 27: 157-162, 1994.

[3] 3. CHOO, Q.L.; KUO, C.; WINER, A.J. et al. - Isolation of a cDNA clone derived from a blood-borne non-A, non-B viral hepatitis genome. Science, 244: 359-361, 1989.

[4] 4. CUMMINS, A.J. & TEDDER, R.S. - Inadequate information on needlestick accidents. Lancet, 339: 1178-1179, 1992.

[5] 5. GERMANAUD, J.; BARTHEZ, J.P. & CAUSSE, X. - The occupational risk of hepatitis C infection among hospital employees. Amer. J. publ. Hlth., 84: 122, 1994.

[6] 6. JADOUL, M.; EL AKROUT, M.; CORNU, C. et al. - Prevalence of hepatitis C antibodies in health care workers. Lancet, 344: 339, 1994.

[7] 7. KIYOSAWA, K.; SODEYAMA, T.; TANAKA, E. et al. - Hepatitis C in hospital employees with needlestick injuries. Ann. intern. Med., 115: 367-369, 1991.

[8] 8. KIYOSAWA, K.; TANAKA, E.; SODEYAMA, T. et al. - Natural history of hepatitis C. Intervirology, 37: 101-107, 1994.

[9] 9. KLEIN, R.S.; FREEMAN, K.; TAYLOR, P.E. et al. - Occupational risk for hepatitis C virus infection among New York City dentists. Lancet, 338: 1539-1542, 1991.

[10] 10. KUO, M.Y.P.; HAHN, L.J.; HONG, C.Y. et al. - Low prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among dentists in Taiwan. J. med. Virol., 40: 10-13, 1993.

[11] 11. MARTINS, R.M.B.; VANDERBORGHT, B.O.M.; ROUZERE, C.D. et al. - Anti-HCV related to HCV PCR and risk factors analysis in a blood donor population of Central Brazil. Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo, 36: 501-506, 1994.

[12] 12. OKAMOTO, H.; SUGIYAMA, Y.; OKADA, S. et al. - Typing hepatitis C virus by polymerase chain reaction with type-specific primers: application to clinical surveys and tracing infectious sources. J. gen. Virol., 73: 673-679, 1992.

[13] 13. PEREZ-TRALLERO, E.; CILLA, G. & SAENZ, J.R. - Occupational transmission of HCV. Lancet, 344: 548, 1994.

[14] 14. PURO, V.; PETROSILLO, N.; IPPOLITO, G. et al. - Occupational hepatitis C virus infection in Italian health care workers. Amer. J. publ. Hlth., 85: 1272-1275, 1995.

[15] 15. SCHLIPKÖTER, U.; ROGGENDORF, M.; CHOLMAKOW, K. et al. - Transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) from a haemodialysis patient to a medical staff member. Scand. J. infect. Dis., 22: 757-758, 1990.

[16] 16. SUZUKI, K.; MIZOKAMI, M.; MIZOUGUCHI, N. et al. - Confirmation of hepatitis C virus transmission through needlestick accidents by molecular evolutionary analysis. J. infect. Dis., 170: 1575-1578, 1994.

[17] 17. ZUCKERMAN, J.; CLEWLEY, G.; GRIFFITNS, P. et al. - Prevalence of hepatitis C antibodies in clinical health care workers. Lancet, 343: 1618-1620, 1994.