[Viral hepatitis B among the health care workers. Experience at a health facility in Eastern Sicily].

Aim: to estimate the prevalence of HBV positivity considering the qualifications of workers exposed to biological risk in a hospital in Eastern Sicily.

Subjects And Method: 1800 people exposed to biological risk: surgeons, physicians, laboratory workers, rehabilitation therapists, midwives, biologists and technicians underwent a test for HBV.

Results: 25 workers resulted positive to HBsAg, that is 1.