Ako T I, Follett E A, Dewar R D, Cossar J H, Reid D
J Hyg (Lond). 1984 Oct;93(2):233-6. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400064755.
Since 1973 epidemiological surveillance of laboratory-confirmed hepatitis B virus infection has been undertaken in Scotland. During the ten-year period, 1973-82, 2893 persons with laboratory evidence of infection were reported and the number increased by almost threefold between the beginning and the end of this time. Males accounted for 66% of the patients and intravenous drug abuse was the most commonly encountered risk factor. The low risk to laboratory staff is confirmed, but among National Health Service hospital staff nurses accounted for 54% of those reported.
自1973年以来，苏格兰一直在对实验室确诊的乙型肝炎病毒感染进行流行病学监测。在1973年至1982年的十年间，报告了2893例有实验室感染证据的病例，这一数字在这段时间开始和结束时增加了近两倍。男性占患者的66%，静脉注射吸毒是最常见的危险因素。实验室工作人员面临的低风险得到了证实，但在国民保健服务医院工作人员中，护士占报告病例的54%。
