TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and human immunodeficiency virus markers among hospital employment applicants
AU - Lange, W. Robert
AU - Frankenfield, Diane L.
AU - Weller, Eileen
AU - Humphrey, Fran
AU - Mooney, Peggy
AU - Bernacki, Edward J.
PY - 1995/4
Y1 - 1995/4
N2 - To delineate baseline seroprevalence rates before job placement, applicants for employment (n = 300) at a large urban medical center were screened for serologic markers to the hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during a 15-week period in 1992. Eighteen applicants (6%) were positive for antibodies to HBV, nine (3%) for HCV, and 3 (1%) for HIV. There was no association by gender for any of these viral markers; however, both HBV and HCV were significantly more often detected in persons applying for hourly positions who were black. In an urban setting, preemployment screening of health care workers for HBV and HCV markers appears warranted, and serum banking for later HIV analysis, should a claim arise, is suggested.
AB - To delineate baseline seroprevalence rates before job placement, applicants for employment (n = 300) at a large urban medical center were screened for serologic markers to the hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during a 15-week period in 1992. Eighteen applicants (6%) were positive for antibodies to HBV, nine (3%) for HCV, and 3 (1%) for HIV. There was no association by gender for any of these viral markers; however, both HBV and HCV were significantly more often detected in persons applying for hourly positions who were black. In an urban setting, preemployment screening of health care workers for HBV and HCV markers appears warranted, and serum banking for later HIV analysis, should a claim arise, is suggested.
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U2 - 10.1097/00043764-199504000-00022
DO - 10.1097/00043764-199504000-00022
M3 - Article
C2 - 7670906
AN - SCOPUS:0028901910
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 37
SP - 486
EP - 489
JO - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
JF - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
IS - 4
ER -