454-PA10 Tuberculin conversion among health care workers in a general hospital of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Preliminary results

1995 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 51-52
Author(s):  
N. Boéchat ◽  
G. Muzzy de Souza ◽  
R. Cravo ◽  
F. Mellow ◽  
A. Viana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Care Workers

scholarly journals High prevalence of hepatitis C infection among Brazilian hemodialysis patients in Rio de Janeiro: a one-year follow-up study

1995 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. O. M. Vanderborght ◽  
C. Rouzere ◽  
C. F. Ginuino ◽  
G. Maertens ◽  
H. Van Heuverswyn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Attack Rate ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Hemodialysis Patients ◽  
Hepatitis C Infection ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
One Year

Nearly 400 hemodialysis patients treated at 5 different hemodialysis units in Rio de Janeiro were tested for one year for the presence of hepatitis C and B markers. During the same period, samples were also obtained from 35 continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients and from 242 health care workers. Depending on the hemodialysis unit studied, anti-HCV prevalence rates ranging from 47% to 82% (mean 65%) were detected. CAPD patients showed a lower prevalence of 17%. The prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) among health care workers was 2.9%. We observed a hepatitis C attack rate of 11.5% per year in the anti-HCV-negative hemodialysis patient population. An average of 9.4% of the hemodialysis patients were chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) (range 1.8% - 20.4%), while 48.9% showed markers of previous HBV infection. The HBV attack rate was 4.5% per year (range 0% - 6%). These results indicate an alarming high prevalence of anti-HCV among hemodialysis patients of this studied region.

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