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| Title: |
Preoperative Seroprevalence of HBsAg, Anti-HCV, Anti-HIV in general surgery patients |
| Author: |
Sadullah Girgin Hakan Temiz Ercan Gedik Kadri Gül |
| Appeared in: |
Dicle medical journal |
| Paging: | Volume 36 (2009) nr. 4 pages 283-287 |
| Year: |
2009 |
| Contents: |
Objectives: Exposure to blood borne pathogens is the most serious occupational health risk faced by health-care workers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the preoperative seroprevalences of HBsAg, anti-HCV and anti-HIV.Materials and methods: In this study we evaluated the seroprevalence of HBsAg, anti-HCV and anti-HIV in 486 preoperative patients who admitted to Dicle University Medical Faculty General Surgery Clinic for elective sur-gical procedures between January 2007 and July 2007; retrospectively. The results were compared with those of 14354 blood donations during the same period as con-trol group.Results: The seroprevalence of HBsAg and anti-HCV were; %6.6 and %1.6 subsequently in preoperative pa-tients. HBsAg and anti-HCV seropositivity rates were lower in the control group. Thus, the positively rates of HBsAg and anti-HCV for preoperative patients should be assessed higher than the data obtained from the blood bank. Anti-HIV seropositivity was not detected in both patient and control group. Conclusion: All healthcare workers must be trained about occupational diseases and vaccinated against he-patitis B. Establishment of universal precautions is nec-essary and these precautions must be strictly followed particularly in the operating room. In addition all patients should be considered as potential carriers. |
| Publisher: |
Dicle University Medical School (provided by DOAJ) |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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