Objective: Healthcare workers are at risk of infection due to exposure to blood and other body fluids. The purpose of this study was to determine the seropositivity of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 118 healthcare workers at Kırıkkale Mouth and Dental Health Center in 2012.

Materials and Method: In this study, serum samples of a total of 118 healthcare workers were analyzed by chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay (Vitros ECİ Q, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, USA) methods for the presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), antibody against hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs), HCV antibody (anti-HCV) and HIV antibody (anti-HIV).

Results: HBsAg, anti-HCV and anti-HBs seropositivities were found to be 0.85%, 1.69% and 89.83%, respectively. Two workers with anti-HCV antibody were employed in a job not related to direct patient care. All workers were found to be negative for anti-HIV antibodies.

Conclusion: Healthcare workers with high risk for HBV, HCV, HIV infections should be screened for the prevention of blood-borne diseases. Vaccination against HBV is an effective approach for prevention and standard infection control measures are of great importance for control against other blood-borne pathogens.