Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV seroprevalence in critically ill emergency medicine department patients in a tertiary inner city hospital in Istanbul, Turkey

Ozturk T. C., Guneysel O., Tali A., Yildirim S. E., Onur O. E., Yaylaci S.

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.30, sa.4, ss.703-707, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12669/pjms.304.4975
  • Dergi Adı: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.703-707
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Critically ill, Emergency department, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS, HEALTH-CARE WORKERS, NEEDLESTICK INJURIES, BLOOD-DONORS, INFECTIONS, PREVALENCE, RISK
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Emergency medicine staff is working at risk of blood-borne infections during their daily practice every time. The risk of transmission is higher when dealing with critically ill patients. Our objective was to find out the prevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV, in critically ill red-coded emergency department patients.