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The prevalence of hepatitis B markers in dental care personnel at the United Dental Hospital of Sydney
Author(s) -
Savage Charles M.,
Christopher Peter J.,
Murphy Alan M.,
Crewe Evelyn B.,
Lossin Christa
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1984.tb06039.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dental care , hepatitis b , dental health , serology , family medicine , dentistry , hepatitis , virology , immunology , antibody
A bstract — A survey of dental health care personnel at the United Dental Hospital of Sydney showed that 16.2 per cent of dentists had serological markers of prior hepatitis B infection. Vaccination should be considered for dentists who are occupationally exposed to hepatitis B.