[Hepatitis b seroprevalence in hospital personnel].
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.
Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi, Tip Fakültesi Klinik Mikrobiyoloji ve Infeksiyon Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali Yardimci Doçenti.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001782:Blood Donors; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
Hastane personelinde hepatit B seroprevalansi.