Anesthesiology
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Anesthesiology
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The Prevalence of Hepatitis B Markers in Anesthesia Personnel. By Berry AJ, Isaacson IJ, Hunt D, Kane MA. Anesthesiology 1984; 60:6-9 The prevalence of hepatitis B viral markers has increased in some groups of medical workers who are exposed to blood from patients carrying the virus, but this has not been studied critically in physicians and others who administer anesthesia. ⋯ D.) or nursing school or college (non-M. D.). The prevalence of serologic markers of hepatitis B virus in this study of anesthesia personnel is five to eight times that of the general population but is similar to that of other medical workers who frequently are exposed to blood.