Impact of a Nurse Vaccination Program on Hepatitis B Immunity in a Swiss HIV Clinic.

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_46ECAEC99340
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Impact of a Nurse Vaccination Program on Hepatitis B Immunity in a Swiss HIV Clinic.
Périodique
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Boillat Blanco N., Probst A., Waeltu V., Giulieri S., Bernasconi E., Calmy A., Elzi L., Rauch A., Weber R., Bertisch B., Cavassini M., Bochud P.Y.
ISSN
1944-7884 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1525-4135
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2011
Volume
58
Numéro
5
Pages
472-474
Langue
anglais
Résumé
ABSTRACT: We evaluated the impact of a nurse program for hepatitis B virus vaccination in a center from the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Immunity (anti-HBs >10 IU/mL) increased from 32% to 76% in the intervention center (n = 238) where vaccine management was endorsed by nurses, but only from 33% to 39% in control centers (n = 2712, P < 0.001) where management remained in charge of physicians. Immunity against HBV in the HIV population is insufficient in Switzerland. Specific nurse vaccination program may efficiently improve health care.
Pubmed
Web of science
Création de la notice
08/12/2011 13:15
Dernière modification de la notice
20/08/2019 14:52
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