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ArticleJournal of preventive medicine and hygiene2016

Current preventive policies and practices against Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and tuberculosis targeted for workers from hospitals of the Sardinia Region, Italy.

M Campagna, F Argiolas, B Soggiu, N M Mereu, A Lai, M Galletta, R C Coppola

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Article in Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M CampagnaDepartment of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy;
F ArgiolasLocal Health Authority of Lanusei, Italy.
B SoggiuDepartment of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy;
N M MereuDepartment of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy;
A LaiDepartment of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy;
M GallettaDepartment of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy;
R C CoppolaDepartment of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy;
University of Cagliari · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHealth care Workers are exposed to infectious diseases more than the general population. Many of these infections are preventable by vaccination. The objective in this study is to investigate whether, how, and which vaccination underwent Sardinia Health Care Workers (HCWs) and the variability of policies in different Hospital Health Managements of the whole region.

methodsIn March 2013, we enrolled the Hospital Health Management of all the 32 Sardinia hospitals. We investigate on immunity against vaccine-preventable diseases and education campaigns about recommended vaccinations for HCWs. Flu, hepatitis B, measles-mumps-rubella, varicella and tuberculosis were the objects of our research.

resultsIn most of the hospitals, influenza vaccination coverage among HCWs is less than 6%. Hepatitis B antibody assay was performed in all the respondent hospitals but only 14 had available data as collected electronically. Most of the hospitals did not perform serological tests for the evaluation of antibodies against Varicella, Measles, Mumps and Rubella in their HCWs. In 30 hospitals Mantoux test was replaced or integrated by "in vitro" test for health surveillance protocols.

conclusionsThis method produced a large amount of data in small time and at a low cost. Sending back data to respective Hospital Health Management (HHM) we took a step towards greater awareness of the issue of biological risks of HCWs and of vaccine coverage.

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Communicable Disease ControlVaccinationCommunicable DiseasesHumansItalyPersonnel, HospitalVaccinesVaccinesHealthcare workersInfectious diseasesVaccine-preventable disease

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