ArticleThe Journal of hospital infection2005
Does hospital work constitute a risk factor for Helicobacter pylori infection?
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- Occupational risk of gastrointestinal Helicobacter pylori infection among medical and dental staff: a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Pooled it
- The occupational risk of Helicobacter pylori infection among gastroenterologists and their assistants.BMC infectious diseases · 2011Pooled it
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- Recommendations and Adjuvant Therapies to Mitigate Clarithromycin-ResistantInfection and drug resistance · 2025Review
- Total worker healthCurrent opinion in epidemiology and public health · 2024Article
- Assessment of airborne bacteria from a public health institution in Mexico City.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Current and Future Perspectives in the Diagnosis and Management ofJournal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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- Helicobacter pylori isolated from Iranian drinking water: vacA, cagA, iceA, oipA and babA2 genotype status and antimicrobial resistance properties.FEBS open bio · 2016Article
- Helicobacter pylori in bottled mineral water: genotyping and antimicrobial resistance properties.BMC microbiology · 2016Article
- VacA, cagA, iceA and oipA genotypes status and antimicrobial resistance properties of Helicobacter pylori isolated from various types of ready to eat foods.Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials · 2016Article
- Current issues in endoscope reprocessing and infection control during gastrointestinal endoscopy.World journal of gastroenterology · 2006Review
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to assess whether clinical work constitutes a risk factor for Helicobacter pylori infection among employees in hospitals. The prevalence of H. pylori infection was analysed in 249 individuals employed in a university teaching hospital according to three categories of hospital workers: (A) personnel from gastrointestinal endoscopy units (N=92); (B) personnel from other hospital units with direct patient contact (N=105); and (C) staff from laboratories and other units with no direct patient contact (N=52). Stool samples from each subject were examined with a validated enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the presence of H. pylori antigens. A questionnaire inquiring about sociodemographic and occupational characteristics was completed by each participant. The prevalence of H. pylori infection was 37.0% in group A, 35.2% in group B and 19.2% in group C (P<0.05). Among the different healthcare categories, nurses had a significant higher prevalence of H. pylori infection (P<0.01). No significant association was found between the length of employment or exposure to oral and faecal secretions, and H. pylori infection. Hospital work involving direct patient contact seems to constitute a major risk factor for H. pylori infection compared with hospital work not involving direct patient contact.
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