Serosurvey of HIV, HCV and HBV in Clinical Laboratory
Workers of Karbala (Iraq) Health Care Units
Ali Abdul Hussein S. AL-Janabi and Amer Ali AL-Masoudy
Abstract:
For determining the prevalence of viral infection in professional laboratory workers of Karbala city,
A total of 124 clinical laboratory workers of seven health units of Karbala province (Iraq) were investigated for Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections in December 2008. IgM and IgG of anti-HCV, anti-HIV and anti-HBsAg were measured by using third generation of ELISA assay. None of laboratory workers was showed a positive result for all viral infections.
Key words:
HIV HCV HBV Clinical laboratory workers Karbala
