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Med. Pr. 2005;56(6):491-494

Epidemiology of viral hepatitis cases, types B and C, transmitted from carriers - Health service workers to patients. Is it still a "no problem" issue in Poland

Epidemiologia przypadków zakażeń wirusowymi zapaleniami wątroby typu B i C przenoszonymi z nosicieli - pracowników służby zdrowi

Bartosz Bilski, Jacek Wysocki Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland

Abstract

This paper presents current epidemiological data on transmissions of HBV and HCV from infected health care workers to patients. In view of the increasing risk of those transmissions, in many countries, relevant legal regulations have been adopted to limit occupational activity of infected health care workers. In Poland, there is a real risk of such accidents (especially regarding HCV). Therefore, this problem should also be regulated by law in our country.

Key words

viral hepatitis, epidemiological data, carriers, legal regulations