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Table 1 Distribution of patients tested for HBsAg or anti-HCV antibody at departments other than the gastroenterology department

From: Promoting notification and linkage of HBs antigen and anti-HCV antibody-positive patients through hospital alert system

Department

HBsAg

anti-HCV antibody

Number of patients tested

Number of positive patients

Positive rate (%)

Number of patients tested

Number of positive patients

Positive rate (%)

emergency

1318

16

1.21

1391

40

2.88

orthopedics surgery

893

13

1.46

873

21

2.41

urology

759

12

1.58

754

19

2.52

gastrointestinal surgery

564

3

0.53

610

15

2.46

obstetrics and gynecology

504

3

0.60

504

1

0.20

cardiology

392

1

0.26

369

10

2.71

respiratory medicine

345

6

1.74

336

12

3.57

otorhinolaryngology

301

1

0.33

279

1

0.36

cranial nerve surgery

293

1

0.34

279

1

0.36

plastic and reconstructive surgery

242

2

0.83

251

3

1.20

ophthalmology

185

0

0

197

4

2.03

dermatology

178

2

1.12

123

2

1.63

nephrology

150

1

0.67

143

6

4.20

rheumatology

73

1

1.37

61

0

0

hematology

64

1

1.56

51

1

1.96

dental surgery

63

1

1.59

63

0

0

general medicine

57

2

3.51

50

2

4.00

neurology

49

1

2.04

48

1

2.08

pediatrics

34

1

2.94

21

0

0

diabetes medicine and endocrinology

34

0

0

31

0

0

cardiovascular surgery

29

1

3.45

29

0

0

medical oncology

6

0

0

8

0

0

geriatrics

5

0

0

4

0

0

anesthesiology

4

0

0

5

0

0

psychiatry

1

0

0

1

0

0

Total

6543

69

1.05

6481

139

2.14