Hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B markers: Cost effectiveness of screening prehospital personnel

Daniel G. Hankins; Karess D. Ebert; Constance M. Siebold; Timothy K. Fuller; Ralph J. Frascone; Brian C. Campion

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Hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B markers: Cost effectiveness of screening prehospital personnel

Daniel G. Hankins, Karess D. Ebert, Constance M. Siebold, Timothy K. Fuller, Ralph J. Frascone, Brian C. Campion

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cost effectiveness of screening emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedical personnel prior to administering hepatitis B vaccine. Hepatitis B screening and Heptavax^® vaccine were offered to 259 basic EMTs and paramedics. Of the 259 individuals, 62 refused screening, and six who had already recelved hepatitis B vaccine were excluded from the study. The screening was not continued after the results of the first 174 tests returned negative. All 191 participants were vaccinated. No hepatitis B surface antigen carriers and only three individuals positive for hepatitis B surface antibody were found among those screened. This study corroborates the Centers for Disease Control guidellnes of cost effectiveness in screening prehospital health care workers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	205-206
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume	5
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(87)90321-4
State	Published - May 1987
Externally published	Yes

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Supported in part by St. Paul-Ramsey Foundation.

Keywords

Hepatitis antibody
hepatitis B vaccine
hepatitis surface antigen

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