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Seroprevalence of hepatitis A, B and C markers in Greek warship personnel

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A seroepidemiological study was conducted to assess the seroprevalence of hepatitis A, B and C markers in 285 males (mean age: 24.4 ± 4.4 years) aboard a Greek warship. Two hundred and sixty three serum samples were tested. None was found to be positive for HAV antibodies, three persons (1.1%) were positive for HBsAg, four persons (1.5%) were positive for anti-HBc and one person (0.4%) was positive for anti-HCV. Forty-five persons (17.1%) had developed titles anti-HBs >10 IU/L. The establishment of a vaccination policy against hepatitis A among warship personnel is strongly recommended.

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  1. Clinic of Internal Medicine, Naval Hospital of Athens, Greece

    E. Mazokopakis

  2. University of Crete, Greece

    E. Mazokopakis & C. Lionis

  3. Laboratory of Biostatistics, Greece

    J. Vlachonikolis

  4. Laboratory of Health Services, Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece

    A. Philalithis

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Mazokopakis, E., Vlachonikolis, J., Philalithis, A. et al. Seroprevalence of hepatitis A, B and C markers in Greek warship personnel. Eur J Epidemiol 16, 1069–1072 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010857128629

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