Table IV.
Helicobacter pylori status in endoscopy personnel in relation to the frequency of gastroscopies performed per week, to the duration of gastroscopy practice and to infection prevention measures
| Physicians |
Nurses |
Total personnel |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive/tested (%) | |||
| UGI endoscopies per week (N) | |||
| ≤30 | 6/20 (30.0) | 5/11 (45.5) | 11/31 (35.5) |
| 31–60 | 5/16 (31.3) | 6/13 (46.1) | 11/29 (37.9) |
| >60 | 5/10 (50.0) | 7/21 (33.3) | 12/31 (38.7) |
| Total | 16/46a (34.8) | 18/45 (40.0) | 34/91 (37.4) |
| Duration of work in endoscopy (years) | |||
| ≤10 | 7/24 (29.2) | 3/11 (27.3) | 10/35 (28.6) |
| 11–20 | 4/8 (50.0) | 6/12 (50.0) | 10/20 (50.0) |
| >20 | 5/15 (33.3) | 9/22 (40.9) | 14/37 (37.8) |
| Total | 16/46 (34.8) | 18/45 (40.0) | 34/92 (37.0) |
| Infection prevention | |||
| Use of a maskb | |||
| Yes | 8/25 (32.0) | 14/35 (40.0) | 22/60 (36.7) |
| No | 8/21 (38.1) | 3/9 (33.3) | 11/30 (36.7) |
UGI, upper gastrointestinal.
a
Missing data, N=1.
b
Missing data, N=2.