Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E in Hospital Employees and Investigation of Risk Factors

ÇAKMAK TOPFEDAİSİ Ö., ŞENER A.

KLIMIK JOURNAL, cilt.33, sa.1, ss.44-51, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/kd.2020.09
  • Dergi Adı: KLIMIK JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.44-51
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: There are few epidemiologic case-control studies in Turkey about hepatitis E virus (HEV). Seroprevalence and risk factor studies will guide vaccination recommendations in our country. It was aimed to detect HEV antibodies and to investigate the risk factors for hepatitis E in the cleaning staff of Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University Hospital for Medical Research and Practice.