Accession Number:

ADA281746

Title:

Persistence of Antibody in Health Care Workers Vaccinated Against Hepatitis B: A Study on Vaccine Effectiveness Over Time

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSONAFB OH

Personal Author(s):

• Leopardi, Margaret L.

Report Date:

1994-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

62.0

Abstract:

The hepatitis B virus HBV was first discovered in 1965 and first associated with the clinical disease of hepatitis in 1967. In 1990, the World Health Organization WHO estimated that over a billion people currently living had been infected with HBV and that more than 200 million people world-wide were currently infected. Additionally, WHO estimated that HBV infection is responsible for one to two million deaths annually, HBV is thought to be the single most important cause of persistent viremia in humans. The HBV is responsible for approximately 80 of cases of primary hepatocellular carcinoma and is second only to tobacco in its importance as a known human carcinogen

Descriptors:

• *ANTIBODIES
• *HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
• *HEPATITIS
• RISK
• PATIENTS
• INFECTIOUS DISEASES
• DEATH
• VACCINES

Subject Categories:

• Medicine and Medical Research
• Medical Facilities, Equipment and Supplies

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE