scholarly journals Prevalence of hepatitis B in pregnant females

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gule Rana ◽  
Noreen Akmal ◽  
Naseem Akhtar
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Surface Antigen ◽  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
High Prevalence Rate ◽  
Pregnant Females ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Study Population

Hepatitis B during pregnancy is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. A study was conducted on 1000 pregnant females at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to find out the prevalence of Hepatitis B in pregnant females. 18 (1.8%) were found to be hepatitis B surface antigen positive thus showing a high prevalence rate for this disease in the study population.

scholarly journals Ultra-deep sequencing reveals high prevalence and broad structural diversity of hepatitis B surface antigen mutations in a global population

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. e0172101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikael Gencay ◽  
Kirsten Hübner ◽  
Peter Gohl ◽  
Anja Seffner ◽  
Michael Weizenegger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Surface Antigen ◽  
Deep Sequencing ◽  
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen ◽  
Structural Diversity ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Global Population

High Prevalence of e Antigen among Healthy Blood Donors Carrying Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Japan

Vox Sanguinis ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 296-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara F. Tachibana ◽  
Kiyoshi Baba ◽  
Masako Fukuda ◽  
Mitsunobu Imai ◽  
Yuzo Miyakawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Surface Antigen ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen ◽  
High Prevalence

High Prevalence of e Antigen among Healthy Blood Donors Carrying Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Japan

Vox Sanguinis ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 296-299
Author(s):  
Clara F. Tachibana ◽  
Kiyoshi Baba ◽  
Masako Fukuda ◽  
Imai Mitsunobu ◽  
Yuzo Miyakawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Surface Antigen ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen ◽  
High Prevalence

scholarly journals Necessity for Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Screening in Pregnant Females in Iran

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Moayed Alavian ◽  
Elham Ebrahimi ◽  
Mehrandokht Abedini
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Surface Antigen ◽  
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen ◽  
Pregnant Females

scholarly journals Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infection in repeatedly transfused thalassemics in a tertiary care hospital in eastern India

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 4558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kheya Mukherjee ◽  
Debojyoti Bhattacharjee ◽  
Goutam Chakraborti
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Surface Antigen ◽  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Beta Thalassemia ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Virus Infections

Background: Patients of thalassemia who are conventionally treated by a regular transfusion regimen are at a risk of developing transfusion transmissible infections, including hepatitis. The present study was conducted to assess the prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infections among repeatedly transfused thalassemia patients.Methods: A total of 207 patients of beta-thalassemia, who had received at least 10 transfusions were tested for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-HCV antibody using enzyme linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA).Results: The overall number of anti-hepatitis C antibody seropositive was 51 (24.6%) and that for hepatitis B surface antigen positives was 7 (3.38%). The prevalence rate for hepatitis B surface antigen was in agreement with average national values, but in case of anti-HCV antibodies the prevalence rate values were comparatively much higher.Conclusions: Stringent measures need to be taken on urgent basis while screening blood for anti-hepatitis C antibody and hepatitis B surface antigen including inclusion of other sensitive assay like nucleic acid test (NAT) as well as better donor recruitment.

scholarly journals Hepatitis B infection in health care personnel of an institution for mentally handicapped children and adults

1976 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 469-473
Author(s):  
M L Tiku ◽  
K R Beutner ◽  
P Carmody ◽  
H A Sultz ◽  
B L Kaul ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Surface Antigen ◽  
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen ◽  
Health Care Personnel ◽  
Institutional Setting ◽  
Hepatitis B Infection ◽  
Mentally Handicapped ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
High Prevalence

The health care personnel (HCP) of an institution for the mentally handicapped were serially tested for the presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBSAg) and antibody over a period of 1.5 years. HBSAg was present in 1.8% and anti-HBS in 20.8% of HCP. The prevalence of seropositive HCP appeared to be related to the age and the prevalence of seropositive residents cared for by the HCP. The occurrence of seropositivity was higher in the HCP who cared for children under 15 years of age, who demonstrated a high prevalence of HBSAg or anti-HBS. Although the prevalence of HBSAg-positive subjects was 4- to 8-fold lower in HCP than in residents, the degree of seroconversion in susceptible seronegative HCP and residents was strikingly similar. These observations suggest that HCP working in a closed institutional setting are at considerable risk of contacting hepatitis B infection.

scholarly journals Hepatitis B surface antigen and anti-hepatitis C antibodies among blood donors in the Islamic Republic of Iran

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 1114-1116 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Ghavanini ◽  
M. R. Sabri
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Surface Antigen ◽  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran ◽  
Low Prevalence

We determined the prevalence rate of hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] and anti-hepatitis C virus antibodies [anti-HCV] among 7897 healthy voluntary blood donors in Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran. Sera were examined for HBsAg and anti-HCV antibodies using a second-generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Positive sera for HBsAg were found in 85 [1.07%] of the individuals and anti-HCV antibodies were found in 47 [0.59%]. We compared our results with those of other studies and conclude that the prevalence rate of HBsAg in our area has decreased in the last 2 decades; from being an area of high prevalence, it is now one with moderate-to-low prevalence. Since there are few reports on the seroepidemiology of hepatitis C in the Islamic Republic of Iran, we could not assess the changes in prevalence of hepatitis C.

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