scholarly journals Using Various Serological Markers to Characterize Hepatitis B - Infected Patients Who Visit Clinical Analysis Laboratory, KNUST

2017 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 50-57
Author(s):  
Duah AA ◽  
Nsiah K ◽  
Agyeman-Duah E
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Clinical Analysis ◽  
Serological Markers ◽  
Analysis Laboratory

scholarly journals Prevalence of serological markers for hepatitis and potential associated factors in patients with diabetes mellitus

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarissa Cordeiro Alves Arrelias ◽  
Fernando Belissimo Rodrigues ◽  
Maria Teresa da Costa Gonçalves Torquato ◽  
Carla Regina de Souza Teixeira ◽  
Flávia Fernanda Luchetti Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Virus Infection ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Venous Blood ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Blood Collection ◽  
Serological Markers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Patients With Diabetes

ABSTRACT Objective: to estimate the prevalence of serological markers for hepatitis B and C in patients with diabetes mellitus and analyze potential associated factors. Method: a cross-sectional study with 255 patients with diabetes mellitus. Demographic, clinical, and risk behavior factors for hepatitis B and C were selected. The markers HBsAg, Anti-HBc IgG, Anti-HBc IgM, Anti-HBs, and Anti-HCV were investigated. A questionnaire and venous blood collection and inferential statistical analysis were used. Results: 16.8% of the patients had a total reactive Anti-HBc marker, 8.2% an isolated Anti-HBs, and 75% were non-reactive for all hepatitis B markers. No case of reactive HBsAg was found and 3.3% of the patients had a reactive anti-HCV marker. The prevalence of prior hepatitis B virus infection was directly associated with the time of diabetes mellitus and the prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection was not associated with the investigated variables. The prevalence of hepatitis B and C infection in patients with diabetes mellitus was higher when compared to the national, with values of 16.8% and 3.3%, respectively. Conclusion: the results suggest that patients with diabetes are a population of higher vulnerability to hepatitis B and C, leading to the adoption of preventive measures of their occurrence.

scholarly journals Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C infection markers among children and adolescents in the southern Brazilian region

2011 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andréa do Livramento ◽  
Caio Mauricio Mendes de Cordova ◽  
Celso Spada ◽  
Arício Treitinger
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Liver Diseases ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Hbv Infection ◽  
Serological Markers ◽  
Hbv Vaccination ◽  
B Virus ◽  
Serologic Markers ◽  
Infection Markers

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections account for a substantial proportion of liver diseases worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV and HCV serological markers among children and adolescents and verify the epidemiology of the HBV infection over than a decade of the introduction of vaccination program. Serologic markers to HBsAg, total anti-HBc and anti-HCV had been tested in 393 samples. The seropositivity for HBsAg was 0.76% and for total anti-HBc was 1.02%. Copositivity between HBsAg and total anti-HBc was verified in 0.76% of the analyzed samples. There was no seropositivity for anti-HCV marker. The seroprevalence of HBV infection markers among children and adolescents in the southern Brazilian region is high compared to that reported in other countries. Preventive measures, such as educational activities in addition to the universal childhood HBV vaccination, should be initiated in order to reduce the morbimortality and the economic burden associated with the disease.

scholarly journals Prevalence of serological markers of hepatitis B virus in pregnant women from Paraná State, Brazil

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 1083-1090 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.A. Bertolini ◽  
J.R.R. Pinho ◽  
C.P. Saraceni ◽  
R.C. Moreira ◽  
C.F.H. Granato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Serological Markers ◽  
B Virus
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