İzmir Atatürk Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesine Başvuran Poliklinik Hastalarında HBsAg, Anti-HCV, Anti-HIV Seroprevalansı

Ya z›fl ma Ad re si/Ad dress for Cor res pon den ce: Dr. Berrin Uzun, Sağlık Bakanlığı İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi, Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Laboratuarı, İzmir, Türkiye GSM: +90 533 769 45 71 E-mail: berrinuzun@gmail.com Ge liş ta ri hi/Re cei ved: 16.07.2013 Ka bul ta ri hi/Ac cep ted: 15.08.2013 © Viral Hepatit Dergisi, Ga le nos Ya y› ne vi ta ra f›n dan ba s›l m›fl t›r. / Viral Hepatitis Journal, pub lis hed by Ga le nos Pub lis hing. ABS TRACT Objective: HBV, HCV and HIV infection are important global health problems. The aim of this study was to investigate seropositivity of HBsAg, Anti-HCV and Anti-HIV in the patients who were admitted to Izmir Katip Celebi Universty Atatürk Traning and Research Hospital between January-December 2013. Materils and Methods: HBsAg, Anti-HCV ve Anti-HIV tests from the patients are analysed using chemiluminescence method in autoanalyser of Advia Centaur XP Bayer-Siemens (Germany). Results: Serologically 38.505 patients are tested for HBsAg, 37.076 patients are tested for Anti-HCV and 34.666 patients are tested for Anti-HIV. In our study 6.5%, 1.3% and 0.04% of the patients are tested are found to be seropositive for HBsAg, Anti-HCV and Anti-HIV respectively. Conclusion: The results detected for seropositivity in our region are similar to those found in other regions of Turkey. But the results were higher from our region data. In the prevention of infections In terms of public health, identifying persons who are infected, education of the society, scrupulously complied to protective measures and maintaining of HBV vaccination program is of important. (Viral Hepatitis Journal 2013; 19(3): 123-5)