title: [Prevalence of hepatitis C virus antibodies in hospital personnel].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Sosyal Sigortalar Kurumu Ankara Hastanesi Klinik Mikrobiyoloji.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cağatay
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tülek
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Köksalan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mert
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies