Hepatitis B virüs research at the nurses vvorking of the Selçuk University Medical Faculty Hospital.

İn this study the seoprevalance of HBsAg, antiHBs, and antiHBc were investigated in the sera of the 214 nurses vvorking at the Selçuk University Medical Faculty Hospital. İn one sample (0.5%) isolated antiHBc seropositivity was found, liver function tests and HBV-DNA was negative for this nurse and she was put into vaccination programme, one month after the vaccination anti HBs was found positive. Two of the nurses (0.9%) were found seropositive for both HBsAg and anti HBc, liver function tests were normal so these two nurses were considered as carrier. İn 14 nurses anti HBs and anti HBc were found positive together and this condition was considered as remote hepatitis B infection. 194 Nurses who were negative for hepatitis B virüs markers were put into vaccination programme.