TY - JOUR
T1 - Seroprevalence of hepatitis A among hospital dietary workers
T2 - Implications for screening and immunization
AU - Alagappan, K.
AU - Barnett, Barbara
AU - Napolitano, A.
AU - Gressin, J.
AU - Auerbach, C.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Hepatitis A is a self-limited, virally mediated infection of the liver. The usual mode of transmission is by the fecal-oral route. Employees of food-service establishments who are infected with the hepititus A virus can transmit the disease when handling food products. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the use of the hepatitis A vaccine among dietary workers who may be at risk for contracting and spreading the disease. Because hepatitis A infection can often be a subclinical disease, the incidence of cases reported is not indicative of its true prevalence. The objective of this study was to document the seroprevalence of hepatitis A among hospital dietary workers. Dietary workers at a suburban hospital were interviewed to determine if they had been exposed to hepatitis A and if they had a history of hepatitis A infection.
AB - Hepatitis A is a self-limited, virally mediated infection of the liver. The usual mode of transmission is by the fecal-oral route. Employees of food-service establishments who are infected with the hepititus A virus can transmit the disease when handling food products. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the use of the hepatitis A vaccine among dietary workers who may be at risk for contracting and spreading the disease. Because hepatitis A infection can often be a subclinical disease, the incidence of cases reported is not indicative of its true prevalence. The objective of this study was to document the seroprevalence of hepatitis A among hospital dietary workers. Dietary workers at a suburban hospital were interviewed to determine if they had been exposed to hepatitis A and if they had a history of hepatitis A infection.
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U2 - 10.1177/106286060101600406
DO - 10.1177/106286060101600406
M3 - Article
C2 - 11477959
AN - SCOPUS:0035403952
SN - 1062-8606
VL - 16
SP - 145
EP - 148
JO - American Journal of Medical Quality
JF - American Journal of Medical Quality
IS - 4
ER -