Survey of the level of anti-HBs antibody titer in vaccinated Iranian general dentists

ABSTRACT Hepatitis B is an infectious disease to which dentists are susceptible. The main aim of this study was to determine the level of antibody titer and immunity in vaccinated Iranian general dentists. A total of 861 general dentists were invited to participate in this study; 598 persons who cou...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Special care in dentistry 2008-11, Vol.28 (6), p.265-270
Hauptverfasser:	Alavian, Seyed-Moayed, Izadi, Morteza, Zare, Ali-Akbar, Lankarani, Maryam Moghani, Assari, Shervin, Vardi, Mohammad-Mahdi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age Factors Aged antibody titer Cross-Sectional Studies Dentistry Dentists Female general dentists General Practice, Dental Hepatitis B Hepatitis B Antibodies - blood Hepatitis B Antibodies - immunology Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - immunology Hepatitis B Vaccines - administration & dosage Humans Immunization, Secondary Iran Male Marital Status Middle Aged Professional Practice Location Sex Factors Smoking Urban Population Vaccination Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	ABSTRACT Hepatitis B is an infectious disease to which dentists are susceptible. The main aim of this study was to determine the level of antibody titer and immunity in vaccinated Iranian general dentists. A total of 861 general dentists were invited to participate in this study; 598 persons who could recall their history of vaccination and consented to have blood samples taken were recruited. Demographic and work‐related data were recorded, and anti‐Hepatitis B surface antigen (anti‐HBs‐Ag) evaluations were measured using the enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Of the 598 participants, 35 (5.9%) were nonimmune (anti‐HBs
ISSN:	0275-1879 1754-4505
DOI:	10.1111/j.1754-4505.2008.00052.x