Detection of Hepatitis B Virus in Used Razor Blades by PCR

Eroglu C., Zivalioglu M., Esen Ş., Sunbul M., Leblebicioglu H.

HEPATITIS MONTHLY, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.22-25, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: HEPATITIS MONTHLY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.22-25
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Hepatitis B Virus, Transmission, PCR, Prevention, INFECTION, TURKEY, TRANSMISSION
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and Aims: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection ranks among the most devastating health problems in the world. The most probable transmission routes of HBV are blood contact, sexual, and horizontal transfer. Other sources of HBV transmission are razor sharing, beauty treatments, tattooing, piercing, and manicures and other chiropody treatments. Many infections have been reported in South-East Asia, where barbers commonly share and reuse razors. Detection of HBV DNA in contaminated devices such as razor blades is important in the demonstration of transmission routes and indirect estimation of HBV prevalence in specific subpopulations such as barbershop clientele. Therefore, we aimed to detect the presence of HBV contamination on razor blades by nucleic acid testing.