Hepatitis b seroprevalence in hospital personnel Hastane personelinde hepatit B seroprevalansi.

Leblebicioglu H., Günaydin M., Durupinar B.

Mikrobiyoloji bülteni, vol.27, no.2, pp.113-118, 1993 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 1993
  • Journal Name: Mikrobiyoloji bülteni
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.113-118
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

To investigate the epidemiology of viral hepatitis B (VHB) infection in Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital staff sera of 243 workers and 100 blood donors examined for HBsAg and Anti-HBs with ELISA. The prevalences of HBsAg and Anti-HBs among the workers were 8.6% and 33.7% and among the blood donors were 5 and 24%, respectively. The overall prevalence of donors was 29%. The risk of infection showed a correlation with age and working period but there was no difference according to the jobs and departments. According to these results hospital staff have a great risk for VHB and should be vaccinated for protection from the infection.