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A., A., H., Z., H, A., S., A., M., F. (2007). EVALUATION OF DISABILITY DUE TO B AND/OR C VIRAL HEPATITIS AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN CAIRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS. Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine, 31(1), 1-27. doi: 10.21608/ejom.2007.606
Abo El-Ata A.; Zayet H.; Ahmed H; Abdel-Rafaa S.; Fawzi M.. "EVALUATION OF DISABILITY DUE TO B AND/OR C VIRAL HEPATITIS AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN CAIRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS". Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine, 31, 1, 2007, 1-27. doi: 10.21608/ejom.2007.606
A., A., H., Z., H, A., S., A., M., F. (2007). 'EVALUATION OF DISABILITY DUE TO B AND/OR C VIRAL HEPATITIS AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN CAIRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS', Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine, 31(1), pp. 1-27. doi: 10.21608/ejom.2007.606
A., A., H., Z., H, A., S., A., M., F. EVALUATION OF DISABILITY DUE TO B AND/OR C VIRAL HEPATITIS AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN CAIRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS. Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine, 2007; 31(1): 1-27. doi: 10.21608/ejom.2007.606

EVALUATION OF DISABILITY DUE TO B AND/OR C VIRAL HEPATITIS AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN CAIRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS

Editorial, Volume 31, Issue 1, January 2007, Page 1-27  XML PDF (252.19 K)
DOI: 10.21608/ejom.2007.606
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Abo El-Ata A.; Zayet H.; Ahmed H; Abdel-Rafaa S.; Fawzi M.
Department of Industrial Medicine and Occupational Diseases, and * Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
Abstract
This study was conducted on 958 workers in Cairo University Hospitals where hepatitis markers (Hepatitis C virus antibodies and Hepatitis B surface antigen) were investigated for all of them. The seropositivity of HCVantibodies and HBsAg were found to be 10% and 0.93% respectively of the total studied patients. All positive cases were called for further evaluation but only 66 patients agreed to continue such an evaluation. All patients were assessed clinically, and with biochemical tests (ALT, AST, bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase) as well as with abdominal ultrasonography
then an impairment rating was calculated for each subject using The American Medical Association (AMA) Guides for Evaluation of Permanent Impairment and the Australian Commonwealth Employees' Rehabilitation and Compensation Act.
Of the 66 patients, about 40.9% were asymptomatic and 71.21% were apparently normal on clinical examination whereas 40.91% of patients had elevated serum ALT and 76% showed abnormal hepatic echo pattern that could be attributed to chronic viral hepatitis. The sonographic changes were found to be insignificantly related to job duration, type of job or type of hepatitis. Also, no statistically significant differences
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