ArticleJournal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)2015
Vaccination against hepatitis b virus: are Italian medical students sufficiently protected after the public vaccination programme?
Article in Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 22 papers.
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- "Titer of anti-HBs in health professions trainees: prevalence of antibody coverage in a University of Central Italy".Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2022Observational
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- The seroprevalence of the hepatitis B virus in Italian medical students after 3 decades since the introduction of universal vaccination.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2022Observational
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- Future Healthcare Workers and Hepatitis B Vaccination: A New Generation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Long-term immune protection against HBV: associated factors and determinants.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2021Article
- A positive attitude among primary healthcare providers predicts better hepatitis B prevention practices: evidence from a cross-sectional survey in Wakiso district, Central Uganda.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2021Article
- Persistence of Anti-Hbs after up to 30 Years in Health Care Workers Vaccinated against Hepatitis B Virus.Vaccines · 2021Article
- Attitudes and Knowledge of European Medical Students and Early Graduates about Vaccination and Self-Reported Vaccination Coverage-Multinational Cross-Sectional Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Evaluation of the Hepatitis B Vaccination Programme in Medical Students in a Dutch University Hospital.Vaccines · 2021Article
- Hepatitis A, B and C seropositivity among first-year healthcare students in western Turkey: a seroprevalence study.BMC infectious diseases · 2020Article
- HBV vaccination status among healthcare workers: A cross-sectional study.Journal of infection prevention · 2020Article
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- Long-term persistency of hepatitis B immunity: an observational cross-sectional study on medical students and resident doctors.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2019Observational
- [Human hantavirus infections].Zentralblatt fur Arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie · 2018Review
- Persistence of protective anti-HBs antibody levels and anamnestic response to HBV booster vaccination: A cross-sectional study among healthcare students 20 years following the universal immunization campaign in Italy.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2017Observational
- Seroprotection against Vaccine-Preventable Diseases amongst Health Care Workers in a Community Hospital, Qatar.The international journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe development of a vaccine against hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been a major achievement in terms of prevention of HBV infection. For the present study, we analysed the long-term immunogenicity and effectiveness of HBV vaccination among healthcare students with different working seniorities.
methodsA cross-sectional study of undergraduate and postgraduate students attending the Medical School of the Second University of Naples was conducted between September 2012 and December 2014. HBV serum markers were determined and multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with the level of long-term immunogenicity.
resultsOf the 2,932 subjects evaluated, only 33 (1.1 %) declared no history of vaccination. All vaccinated subjects were HBsAg/anti-HBc negative, 459 of which had an anti-HBs titre <10 IU/L. The latter were younger, more likely to be attending a healthcare profession school (i.e., dental hygienists, nursing, paediatric nursing, radiography and midwifery) than a medical school (at either undergraduate or postgraduate level) and more likely to have been vaccinated in infancy.
conclusionThe results of this study suggest that assessment of HBV serum markers in workers potentially exposed to hospital infections is useful to identify small numbers of unvaccinated subjects or vaccinated subjects with low antibody titre, all of whom should be referred to a booster series of vaccinations.
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