Frequency of Parenternal Exposure and Seroprevelence of HBV, HCV and HIV among Operating Room Personnel

Qudrat Ullah,Sami Ullah Bhatti,Asif Hanif,Usman Ali Rehman

doi:10.37978/tijfs.v2i2.36

Abstract

Background: There are many experiences in the operation theatre professionals to get Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus and Human immunodeficiency virus during their profession in operating room due to accidental needle pricks or through cut by any sharp. The objective of this study is to find out the Frequency of parenteral exposure and seroprevelence of HBV, HCV and HIV among operating room personnel.Methodology: Frequency of parenteral exposure and seroprevalence of HBV, HCV and HIV among operating room personnel was found using ICT method.Results: All 108 (100 %) operating room personnel were HBV, HCV and HIV negative, none of them showed positive results. Among these 108 operating room personnel to complete my research, among these 58 (53.7%) were male and 50 (46.3%) were female.Conclusion: It is concluded by the study that there are no positive cases of HBV, HCV and HIV among operating room personnel in Gulab devi hospital and Masood hospital.

Highlights

The invasion of an organism’s body tissues by disease causing agents, their multiplication and reactions of host tissues to these organisms and the toxins they produce, is called infection
It is concluded by the study that there are no positive cases of Hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV
About 1 in 12 persons i.e., 480-520 million people were chronically infected, worldwide [2]. It was estimated in 2006 that 78% of primary liver cancer cases and 57% of liver cirrhosis cases are caused by chronic HBV and HCV infection [3]

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Introduction

The invasion of an organism’s body tissues by disease causing agents, their multiplication and reactions of host tissues to these organisms and the toxins they produce, is called infection. In 2006 according to an estimate 130-170 million people were living with chronic HCV infection worldwide and death rate due to HCV related liver disease was 350,000 per year[3]. On the other hand HCV primarily spread by blood to blood contact associated in intravenous drug users, poorly sterilized medical equipment, needle stick injuries in healthcare, operating rooms, sexual intercourse, tattooing, body modification and transfusions [11, 14, 15]. The rationale for this research is that there are many risk factors faced by operating room personnel to get infected to HBV, HCV and HIV, because they directly or indirectly in contact with blood and body fluid [20]. The objective of this study is to find out the Frequency of parenteral exposure and seroprevalence of HBV, HCV and HIV among operating room personnel

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