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624852

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1978-4-17
pubmed:abstractText
Since type B hepatitis is generally regarded as an occupational risk for dentists, the participants at the 1976 annual meeting of the Danish Dental Association were examined for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody to HBsAg (anti-HBs). A total of 1,338 dentists (89% of the dentists at the meeting and 29% of all Danish dentists) were included in the study by completion of a questionnaire and by radioimmunoassay of a blood sample for HGsAg and anti-HBs. None of the dentists was HBsAg-positive, but 110 (8.2%) had anti-HBs. An increasing frequency of anti-HBs was found with increasing age, but the figures were similar to the findings in a control population. Evidence is presented that hepatitis found before admittance to or during the time at dental school was predominantly not of type B. In contrast, type B hepatitis predominated during the professional activity of the dentists. On the basis of the serological findings in 29% of all Danish dentists, it is concluded that dentists cannot be regarded as a high-risk group for hepatitis B.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
137
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
63-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
Hepatitis B virus infections among Danish dentists.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article