[Prevalence of hepatitis C virus antibodies in hospital personnel].
In this study, 416 hospital staffs from different departments and profession were screened for Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody by Enzyme Immune Assay method. Two hundred fifty blood bank donors were tested as a control group. Anti HCV positivity were found in four of hospital staffs (0.9%) and in four of donors (1.6%). According to our results, generally we didn't find any data about transmission of hepatitis C virus from hospital but it is interesting that all of the positive cases were from intensive care units.
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Sosyal Sigortalar Kurumu Ankara Hastanesi Klinik Mikrobiyoloji.
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D001782:Blood Donors; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D015995:Prevalence
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies