Abstract

FINOL MUNOZ, Alexander et al. No A/ No B Hepatitis infection after a biological accident in nursing staff: a report of a case. Med. segur. trab. [online]. 2014, vol.60, n.236, pp.600-607. ISSN 1989-7790.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S0465-546X2014000300010.

Cutaneous exposure accidents, suppose approximately a third of the accidents at work of health workers. For professional categories, the nursing presents the major frequency. The most important agents for its frequency and prejudice are: the VHB, HIV and VHC. In the decade of the 60 and 70, the scientists developed blood test to identify hepatitis B (1963) and hepatitis A (1973), but many of the samples of blood taken to detect diseases produced after the transfusions turned out to be negative for hepatitis A and hepatitis B. Clinical case: Woman, 27 years old, professional of nursing in area of Internal Medicine, suffers accident at work type prick with abbocath during the day 23/11/1989. The medical history of source patient is reviewed and the respective confirmatory tests, without being information of contagious diseases. Likewise, the analytical realized in the patient and in the worker turned out to be negative the viral scoreboards for Hepatitis. 15 days later, the nurse presents suggestive clinic of hepatitis. It is realized analytical and checked of enzymes hepatic, being demonstrated hipertransaminemia and serologia for hepatitis A and B negatives. Medical treatment begins; with good clinical laboratory evolution. She is send home. Later in 1996, it is realized medical labor recognition, being positive for VHC. In 2004 for precedents of biological accident, source patient is located, repeating the serological test, turning out to be positive. Being able to declare now as accident at work and occupational disease, for the relation demostrated between source patient and the worker.

Keywords : VHC; Occupational disease; Work accident; Biological risk.

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