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Antibody to human papilloma virus in Danish dentists
Author(s) -
GENNER JÖRGEN,
SCHEUTZ FLEMMING,
EBBESEN PETER,
MELBYE MADS
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1988.tb01417.x
Subject(s) - danish , seroprevalence , confidence interval , complement fixation test , medicine , odds ratio , virus , antibody , hazard ratio , immunology , serology , philosophy , linguistics
— The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of antibody to human papilloma virus (HPV) among Danish dentists in order to determine whether this virus constitutes an occupational hazard for dentists. Serum samples from 452 Danish dentists were tested for antibody against a common capsid antigen to HPV by a complement fixation reaction. Nine (2.0%) were seropositive. Dentists'odds ratio for seropositivity was after adjustment for age 0.6 (90% confidence interval: 0.3–1.4) compared to that of voluntary blood donors. In conclusion, Danish dentists do not seem to be at an increased risk of becoming infected with HPV.