Vaccination coverage and immunity against hepatitis B in public health dentists

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Occupational exposure is a major risk factor for hepatitis B (HB) transmission. METHODS: Vaccination coverage and immunity verification from 64 dentists of the Brazilian Unified Health System were investigated. An immunochromatographic method was used to verify immunity agains...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Cléa Adas Saliba Garbin, Ketlin Lara Tosta Vanzo, Suzely Adas Saliba Moimaz, Artênio José Ísper Garbin, Fernando Yamamoto Chiba
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Subjects:
Hepatitis B
Vaccination Coverage
Immunization
Dentists
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0534-2018
https://doaj.org/article/3162bab3117a44d2babe830a1ce40292
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Summary:Abstract INTRODUCTION: Occupational exposure is a major risk factor for hepatitis B (HB) transmission. METHODS: Vaccination coverage and immunity verification from 64 dentists of the Brazilian Unified Health System were investigated. An immunochromatographic method was used to verify immunity against the disease. RESULTS: Overall, 77.77% of participating dentists completed the vaccination schedule; 37.50% had negative anti-HBs test results. Furthermore, 60.93% of participants never underwent anti-HBs tests and 40% did not know how to correctly interpret results. CONCLUSIONS: Numerous dentists were not immune to the disease. Few participants previously performed the test, with many not knowing how to interpret the results.

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