TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of hepatitis viral infection in dental patients with impacted teeth or jaw deformities
AU - Takata, Yutaka
AU - Tominaga, Kazuhiro
AU - Naito, Toru
AU - Kurokawa, Hideo
AU - Sonoki, Kazuo
AU - Goto, Daisuke
AU - Wakisaka, Masanori
AU - Fukuda, Jinichi
AU - Yokota, Makoto
AU - Takahashi, Tetsu
PY - 2003/7
Y1 - 2003/7
N2 - Objective. The prevalence of infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis G virus (HGV), and transfusion-transmitted viruses (TTV) was evaluated in patients with impacted teeth or jaw deformities. Study design. Of 486 patients, 268 had serum samples available for retrospective TTV DNA and HGV RNA assays. In addition, the sera of 404 patients were assayed for HB surface antigen and the sera of 340 were assayed for HCV antibody. Results. HGV RNA was detected in 3 of 268 patients (1.1%), and TTV DNA was detected in 60 of 268 (22.4%). Of 404 patients, 3 had HB surface antigens (0.7%). Furthermore, 13 of 340 were HCV-seropositive (3.8%). The rate of infection was similar between patients with impacted teeth and those with jaw deformities, respectively, as follows: 1.1% versus 0%, respectively, for HBV prevalence; 4.1% versus 3.2% for HCV prevalence; 1.8% versus 0% for HGV prevalence; and 22.9% versus 21.4% for TTV prevalence. Conclusions. Universal precautions to prevent hepatitis and TTV infection during oral surgical procedures are important.
AB - Objective. The prevalence of infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis G virus (HGV), and transfusion-transmitted viruses (TTV) was evaluated in patients with impacted teeth or jaw deformities. Study design. Of 486 patients, 268 had serum samples available for retrospective TTV DNA and HGV RNA assays. In addition, the sera of 404 patients were assayed for HB surface antigen and the sera of 340 were assayed for HCV antibody. Results. HGV RNA was detected in 3 of 268 patients (1.1%), and TTV DNA was detected in 60 of 268 (22.4%). Of 404 patients, 3 had HB surface antigens (0.7%). Furthermore, 13 of 340 were HCV-seropositive (3.8%). The rate of infection was similar between patients with impacted teeth and those with jaw deformities, respectively, as follows: 1.1% versus 0%, respectively, for HBV prevalence; 4.1% versus 3.2% for HCV prevalence; 1.8% versus 0% for HGV prevalence; and 22.9% versus 21.4% for TTV prevalence. Conclusions. Universal precautions to prevent hepatitis and TTV infection during oral surgical procedures are important.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1079-2104(03)00094-5
DO - 10.1016/S1079-2104(03)00094-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 12847440
AN - SCOPUS:0141500224
SN - 2212-4403
VL - 96
SP - 26
EP - 31
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
IS - 1
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