[An epidemiological evaluation of the incidence of detecting markers of hepatitis B and C viral infection in the blood of the medical personnel of a large general hospital]

Abstract

Virus hepatitis B and C are widespread human diseases of viral etiology, characterized by a common mechanism of the transmission of their etiological agents. The study of the routes of transmission of these infections in hospitals and the epidemiological characterization of the occurrence of the markers of hepatitis B and C among the medical personnel working in therapeutic and prophylactic institutions (TPI) are highly important problems. The data obtained in our investigations make it possible to determine the irregular character of the detection rate of the markers of virus infection among the medical personnel in different departments of a large hospital and to give explanation for such irregularity. A high morbidity rate in virus hepatitis B and C among the medical personnel continues to be one of serious problem facing TPI, and the improvement of the methods of their prevention is still a highly important task of hospital epidemiology.