| hepatitis b virus, hepatitis c virus and human immunodeficiency virus infection in health care workers: a multiple regression analysis of risk factors. | a seroprevalence survey of hepatitis b virus (hbv), hepatitis c virus (hcv) and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), was conducted using serum samples obtained from 5813 health care workers (hcws) in five public hospitals in the latium region of italy, during the 1985 vaccination campaign against hbv. the seroprevalences of hbv, hcv and hiv were 23.3% [95% confidence interval (ci) = 22.3-24.4%], 2% (95% ci = 1.6-2.4%) and 0.07% (95% ci = 0.001-0.13%), respectively. in a logistic regression model, ... | 1995 | 7499808 |
| identification of low hbv-dna levels by nucleic acid amplification test (nat) in blood donors. | to evaluate the presence of hbv-dna in 22,765 consecutive blood donors, who donated blood in the period from january 2006 to august 2007 at a transfusion centre in lazio, a region in central italy with low hbv endemicity. | 2009 | 19586663 |
| socio-demographic determinants of coinfections by hiv, hepatitis b and hepatitis c viruses in central italian prisoners. | the coinfections hiv/hcv/hbv are an important health issue in penitentiary communities. the aim of the study was to examine hiv, hbv and hcv coinfections determinants amongst prisoners in the jails of southern lazio (central italy), in the period 1995-2000. | 2007 | 17760979 |
| factors associated with hepatitis b virus immunization coverage at the beginning of a population campaign in the lazio region, italy. | the hepatitis b virus (hbv) vaccination was introduced in italy in 1991 as compulsory among newborns and among 11-year-old children. | 2001 | 11676581 |
| the descriptive epidemiology of primary liver cancer in italy. | using figures from the official death registry, we studied the descriptive epidemiology of primary liver cancer (plc) in italy from 1969 to 1985. the annual age-standardized mortality rate rose from 3.7/100,000 in 1969 to 4.7/100,000 in 1985, reaching the peak of 6.5/100,000 in 1983. the male/female ratio increased from 1.2:1 in 1969 to 2:1 in 1985. the age-specific mortality rate was very low in subjects under 55 years of age and peaked in subjects in their seventies and eighties. the rate was ... | 1991 | 1742544 |
| prevalence of hepatitis b and c viruses and human immunodeficiency virus infections in women of reproductive age. | to determine the prevalence of hepatitis b and c viruses, and human immunodeficiency virus infections in women of reproductive age attending a health care system. | 1992 | 1525103 |
| control of hepatitis b virus infection in dialysis units in latium, italy. | the prevalence of hepatitis b virus (hbv) markers was assessed in 1,841/2,178 (84.5%) dialysis patients (dp) cared for in 38/47 dialysis units (80.9%) in latium. among dp, 205 (11.1%) were hbsag positive: 13.8% of males and 7.1% of females (p less than 0.001); the prevalence increased with the length of time on dialysis (p for trend less than 0.001). no differences in hbv (hbsag and/or anti-hbc) distribution were seen related to age and sex. of 664/1,539 vaccinated dp, 150 (22.6%) were anti-hbc ... | 1992 | 1386906 |