Prevalence and incidence of hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus among personnel and patients of a psychiatric hospital

V Di Nardo; N Petrosillo; G Ippolito; M E Bonaventura; V Puro; B Chiaretti; M Tosoni

doi:10.1007/BF01719496

Prevalence and incidence of hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus among personnel and patients of a psychiatric hospital

Eur J Epidemiol. 1995 Apr;11(2):239-42. doi: 10.1007/BF01719496.

Authors

V Di Nardo¹, N Petrosillo, G Ippolito, M E Bonaventura, V Puro, B Chiaretti, M Tosoni

Affiliation

¹ Divisione di Malattie Infettive, ospedale di Rieti, Italy.

PMID: 7672084
DOI: 10.1007/BF01719496

Abstract

In 1989 and 1992, HIV, HBV and HCV serosurveys were carried out among personnel and patients of an Italian Psychiatric Hospital. No HIV cases were found. Mean annual HBV seroconversion rate was 0.99% in patients and 4.4% in personnel; HCV rate was 0.42% among patients. Although the nosocomial risk of bloodborne infection was low, efforts should be made to minimize it.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Cohort Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
HIV / isolation & purification
HIV Infections / epidemiology*
Hepacivirus / isolation & purification
Hepatitis B / epidemiology*
Hepatitis B virus / isolation & purification
Hepatitis C / epidemiology*
Hospitals, Psychiatric*
Humans
Incidence
Italy / epidemiology
Male
Mental Disorders*
Middle Aged
Personnel, Hospital*
Prevalence