Does hospital work constitute a risk factor for Helicobacter pylori infection?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 261-268

  Mastromarino, Paola ^a   Conti, C ^a   Donato, K ^a   Strappini, P M ^a   Cattaruzza, M S ^a   Orsi, G B ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Helicobacter pylori; Occupational infection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; DEMOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 20344391900     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.12.019     Document Type: Article

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