SEROEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF HEPATITIS B IN LABORATORY PERSONNEL OF TEHRAN
In order to determine the prevalence, incidence and odd ratio of HBV, 681 serum samples were collected from 54 laboratory personnel in Tehran in both private and governmental sectors. The samples were tested for HBsAg and Ab using ELISA technique. The results showed that the prevalence of HBsAg and...
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doaj-a6d5435f56fb432e96b2eee0096f150f2020-12-02T18:35:20ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60931995-06-01241-21551SEROEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF HEPATITIS B IN LABORATORY PERSONNEL OF TEHRAN A. Sohrabi Zadeh0 T. Mokhtari Azad1 M.Mabmoudi2 H. Tabatabai3 N. Sabouri4 K. Holakoui5 M.R. Hosseini6 M. Farhadi7 R. Nategh8 In order to determine the prevalence, incidence and odd ratio of HBV, 681 serum samples were collected from 54 laboratory personnel in Tehran in both private and governmental sectors. The samples were tested for HBsAg and Ab using ELISA technique. The results showed that the prevalence of HBsAg and Ab among clinical laboratory personnel was 2.3 and 20 percent respectively. The prevalence of HBsAg and Ab was two folds higher in the males than in female. With increasing duration of employment and age, the prevalence of these markers was increased (phttps://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1562Laboratory personnelHBs-AgHBsAb |
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A. Sohrabi Zadeh T. Mokhtari Azad M.Mabmoudi H. Tabatabai N. Sabouri K. Holakoui M.R. Hosseini M. Farhadi R. Nategh SEROEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF HEPATITIS B IN LABORATORY PERSONNEL OF TEHRAN Iranian Journal of Public Health Laboratory personnel HBs-Ag HBsAb |
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A. Sohrabi Zadeh T. Mokhtari Azad M.Mabmoudi H. Tabatabai N. Sabouri K. Holakoui M.R. Hosseini M. Farhadi R. Nategh |
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SEROEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF HEPATITIS B IN LABORATORY PERSONNEL OF TEHRAN |
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SEROEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF HEPATITIS B IN LABORATORY PERSONNEL OF TEHRAN |
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SEROEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF HEPATITIS B IN LABORATORY PERSONNEL OF TEHRAN |
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SEROEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF HEPATITIS B IN LABORATORY PERSONNEL OF TEHRAN |
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SEROEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF HEPATITIS B IN LABORATORY PERSONNEL OF TEHRAN |
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seroepidemiological study of hepatitis b in laboratory personnel of tehran |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
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Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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2251-6085 2251-6093 |
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In order to determine the prevalence, incidence and odd ratio of HBV, 681 serum samples were collected from 54 laboratory personnel in Tehran in both private and governmental sectors. The samples were tested for HBsAg and Ab using ELISA technique. The results showed that the prevalence of HBsAg and Ab among clinical laboratory personnel was 2.3 and 20 percent respectively. The prevalence of HBsAg and Ab was two folds higher in the males than in female. With increasing duration of employment and age, the prevalence of these markers was increased (p |
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Laboratory personnel HBs-Ag HBsAb |
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