Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings—2003
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Slide 19: Estimated Incidence of HBV Infections Among HCP and General Population, United States, 1985–1999
Slide Text
Occupational exposures of HCP to HBV appears to be declining, as evidenced by this graph that shows the decline in the incidence of HBV infections in health care personnel as compared to that in the general population between the years of 1985 and 1999. In the early to mid 1980s, health care personnel had a much higher incidence of HBV infection than the general population, but through the years, with the 1987 publication of Universal Precaution guidelines and the 1991 OSHA requirement that employers provide HBV vaccination to health care personnel, the incidence has dropped below that of the general population.
Speaker Notes
In the early to mid-1980s, health care personnel (HCP) had a much higher incidence (i.e., the number of new infections each year) of HBV infection than the general population. By the early 1990s, however, the incidence among health care personnel had dropped below that found in the general population. This decrease likely is the result of increased use of Universal Precautions and the hepatitis vaccine.
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Page last modified: April 26, 2005
Content source:
Division of Oral Health,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion
