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Multicellular Human Alveolar Model Composed of Epithelial Cells and Primary Immune Cells for Hazard Assessment
Published on: May 6, 2020
[Hepatitis b seroprevalence in hospital personnel]
H Leblebicioğlu1, M Günaydin, B Durupinar
1Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi, Tip Fakültesi Klinik Mikrobiyoloji ve Infeksiyon Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali Yardimci Doçenti.
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.
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