Reingold A L, Kane M A, Hightower A W
Department of Biomedical and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley.
JAMA. 1988 May 6;259(17):2558-60.
A survey of 434 oral surgeons was conducted to examine risk factors for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Overall, 112 (26%) of the participants demonstrated serologic evidence of past or current infection with HBV. Seropositivity was significantly associated with age, number of years in practice, and year of graduation from dental school but not with other variables examined, such as the number of patients seen annually or the number of patients seen who were at high risk of HBV infection. The strong correlation between years in practice and seropositivity was unaffected by reported use of gloves, face masks, or eye shields. The use of gloves and other protective devices does not appear to offer substantial protection against HBV exposure in oral surgeons, and all oral surgeons should receive HBV vaccine.
对434名口腔外科医生进行了一项调查，以研究乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）感染的危险因素。总体而言，112名（26%）参与者有过去或目前感染HBV的血清学证据。血清阳性与年龄、从业年限以及牙科学校毕业年份显著相关，但与其他所研究变量无关，如每年接诊的患者数量或接诊的HBV感染高危患者数量。从业年限与血清阳性之间的强相关性不受所报告的手套、口罩或眼罩使用情况的影响。手套和其他防护装置的使用似乎并不能为口腔外科医生提供针对HBV暴露的实质性保护，所有口腔外科医生均应接种HBV疫苗。
