Investigation of hepatitis A, B and C virüs serological markers in kitchen staff working at different goverment departments.

İn this study the seropositivity of antiHA VlgM and IgG, HBsAg, HBeAg, antiHBe, antiHBs, antiHBdgM, antiHBc and antiHCV were investigated in the sera of 96 staff working at the kitchen of different goverment departments and 100 healthy people. İn the sera of staff vvorking in the kitchen antiHAVIgG was 93.7% (90/96) positive and in the control group 92% positive. AntiHAVIgM was found negative in ali of the staff and control group. The seropositivity of HBsAg, HBeAg, antiHBe, antiHBc and antiHBs were found as 5.2, 2.1, 3.1, 17.7, 14.6 % respectively in the control group these markers were found 7, 7, 0, 27, 34 % respedively. AntiHBdgM was negative in al! of the sera. Anti HCV was found positive at one kitchen staff and at the two person of the control group. For the staff who were negative for hepatitis A and B virüs markers a vaccination programme was planned.