Impact of a nurse vaccination program on hepatitis B immunity in a Swiss HIV clinic

Boillat Blanco, Noémie; Probst, Arnold; Da Costa, Vreneli Waelti; Giulieri, Stefano; Bernasconi, Enos; Calmy, Alexandra; Elzi, Luigia; Rauch, Andri; Weber, Rainer; Bertisch, Barbara; Cavassini, Matthias; Bochud, Pierre-Yves (2011). Impact of a nurse vaccination program on hepatitis B immunity in a Swiss HIV clinic. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes JAIDS, 58(5), pp. 472-4. Philadelphia, Pa.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318237915e

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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.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Infectiology

UniBE Contributor:

Rauch, Andri

ISSN:

0894-9255

Publisher:

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 14:24

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:06

Publisher DOI:

10.1097/QAI.0b013e318237915e

PubMed ID:

21963937

Web of Science ID:

000296921600014

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/8266 (FactScience: 213782)

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