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3256997

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-10-25
pubmed:abstractText
A seroepidemiological survey of the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers was conducted in a group of 693 dental personnel in Singapore where HBV infection is endemic. The overall prevalence of HBsAg (4.5%) and anti-HBc (29%) was no higher than that in the general population. However, dentists had a significantly higher HBsAg prevalence (11.4%) compared with that in the general population (4.2%) (P less than 0.01) and of other categories of dental personnel (3.1%) (P less than 0.001). Similarly, the anti-HBc prevalence of the dentists (45.6%) was significantly higher than that of the general population (29.7%) (P less than 0.01) and of other categories of dental personnel (25.7%) (P less than 0.0001). It appears that dentists in the endemic area have a definite occupational risk of acquiring HBV infection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0035-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
908-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
The prevalence of hepatitis B virus markers in dental personnel in Singapore.
pubmed:affiliation
Quarantine & Epidemiology Department, Ministry of the Environment, Singapore.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't