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ArticleThe international journal of occupational and environmental medicine2016

Seroprotection against Vaccine-Preventable Diseases amongst Health Care Workers in a Community Hospital, Qatar.

H Guanche Garcell, A Villanueva Arias, E Guilarte García, R N Alfonso Serrano

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Article in The international journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  4. Varicella infection in the Middle East: Prevalence, complications, and vaccination.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2018
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

H Guanche GarcellThe Cuban Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Dukham 27555, Qatar. humbertoguanchegarcell@yahoo.es.
A Villanueva AriasThe Cuban Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Dukham 27555, Qatar.
E Guilarte GarcíaThe Cuban Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Dukham 27555, Qatar.
R N Alfonso SerranoThe Cuban Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Dukham 27555, Qatar.
Hamad Medical Corporation · QA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHealth care workers (HCW) are at high risk of contracting various infectious diseases and play a dual role in the transmission of infections in health care facilities.

objectiveTo determine the seroprotection against hepatitis B, measles, rubella, and varicella among HCWs in a community hospital in Qatar.

methodsThis is a cross-sectional survey conducted in a 75-bed community hospital in Dukhan, Qatar. From August 2012 to December 2015, 705 HCWs were tested for the presence of IgG antibodies for measles, rubella, and varicella, and also for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). They were also asked about previous history of hepatitis B vaccination.

results595 (84.4%) HCWs received a full hepatitis B vaccination schedule; 110 (15.6%) received a single dose. The full schedule was reported with higher frequency by nurses (90.2%) compared to physicians (74.1%) or technicians (79.7%). Those aged ≥30 years (90.4%) and <20 years of work experience had received a full vaccination schedule more frequently than younger and less experienced HCWs. Female HCWs (87.8%) received full schedule more frequently than males (78.8%). 73.4% of the staff had seroprotection against heaptitis B, with the lowest anti-HBsAg titers observed in physicians (58.8%) compared with other categories; males (64.9%) were less protected than females. The seropositivity was 85.6%(95% CI 82.4% to 88.4%) for measles, 94.7% (95% CI 92.2% to 97.3%) for rubella, and 92.2% (95% CI 89.7% to 94.7%) for varicella.

conclusionHCWs, particularly physicians, are not enough protected against hepatitis B. The seroprotection against measles, rubella, and varicella.

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AdultAge FactorsAntibodies, ViralChickenpoxCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth PersonnelHepatitis BHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatitis B VaccinesHospitals, CommunityHumansImmunoglobulin GMaleMeaslesMiddle AgedAntibodies, ViralHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatitis B VaccinesImmunoglobulin GVaccinesChickenpoxCubaHepatitis BMeaslesRubellaSeroepidemiologic studiesVaccines

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PMID27651085
PMCPMC6817962
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