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Evaluation of The Prevalence of Incidental HBV, HCV and HIV Infection Among Patients Presenting to The Emergency Department: A Prospective Cross-sectional StudyMehmet murat oktay1, Behcet Al2, Yasemin Zer3, Cuma Kılıçoğlu4, Mustafa Boğan5, Mustafa Sabak6, Hasan GÜMÜŞBOĞA71Vocational High School, Hasan Kalyoncu University/Turkey2Emergency Department of Medicine Faculty, Gaziantep University/Turkey 3Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology department of Medicine Faculty, Gaziantep University/Turkey 4Emergeny Department of Balıklıgöl State Hospital, Şanlıurfa/ Turkey 5Emergency Department of Medicine Faculty, Düzce University/Turkey 6Emergency Department of Nizip State Hospital, Gaziantep /Turkey 7Emergency Department of Şehitkamil State Hospital, Gaziantep /Turkey Background: In this study, we randomized the patients without known hepatitis-B, hepatitis C and HIV infection who presented to the emergency department (ED). We measured the serum levels of HBsAg, Anti-HCV and Anti-HIV antibodies besides biochemical tests regarding the diagnostic process of the main complaint resulting in presentation to the ED. In this way, we aimed to determine the prevalence of occult chronic viral diseases among patients presenting to the ED and the risk of ED employees was evaluated. Mehmet murat oktay, Behcet Al, Yasemin Zer, Cuma Kılıçoğlu, Mustafa Boğan, Mustafa Sabak, Hasan GÜMÜŞBOĞA. Evaluation of The Prevalence of Incidental HBV, HCV and HIV Infection Among Patients Presenting to The Emergency Department: A Prospective Cross-sectional Study. . 9999; 0: 0-0 Corresponding Author: Mustafa Boğan, Türkiye |
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