Analysis of Anti HBs Titres in Health Care Workers of Clinical Laboratory at RL Jalappa Hospital

ISSN: 0973-7510

E-ISSN: 2581-690X

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Parimala Subramani* , Anitha Deva and Beena Parvangada Madappa

Department of Microbiology, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Tamaka, Kolar – 563 101, India.

J Pure Appl Microbiol, 2019, 13 (2): 1223-1226 | Article Number: 5618

https://dx.doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.13.2.63 | © The Author(s). 2019

Received: 03/04/2019 | Accepted: 20/05/2019 | Published: 30/06/2019

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Abstract

A retrospective analysis of antiHbs titres among health care personnel working in clinical laboratory which includes Microbiology, Pathology, Biochemistry and phlebotomy will be done. The data obtained following blood collection and ELISA for quantitation of their antibody titers was analyzed. A total of 56 samples were collected. Antibiotics titers were measured by ELISA. Titers of 10mIU/ml was considered protective. Out of the 56 samples collected, 50(90.9%) had antibody titers more than 10mIU/ml. 11(19.56%) of them were not immunized against Hepatitis B.

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Anti HBs, Health Care, Clinical Labs, Jalappa Hospital.

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