[HBV infection in hospital health workers: study conducted in a Piedmontese hospital].

Abstract

The screening for hepatitis B virus infection markers of 976 hospital employees pointed out that: the prevalence of subjects who are positive to at least one marker is relatively low (17.52%); the areas with higher rates of prevalence are: the infections diseases division and the radiological area; there is a statistically significant difference as for the positivity of one of the hepatitis B markers among the disaggregated non-medical staff for every single functional area. The data here collected are compared with those collected in other hospitals.