Hepatitis B Virus Screening and Vaccination [PDF]
, 2019 Hepatitis B is a virus that mostly affects the liver, it could be asymptomatic and if left untreated or undetected, could lead to liver cancer, cirrhosis or even death. When Hepatitis B virus enters the body, it could be detected as early as 30 days post
Umeh, Uwaezu J
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Predictability of IL-28B-polymorphism on protease-inhibitor-based triple-therapy in chronic HCV-genotype-1 patients: A meta-analysis [PDF]
World Journal of Hepatology, 6(10):759-765, 2014, 2014 AIM: To investigate the predictability of interleukin-28B single nucleotide polymorphism rs12979860 with respect to sustained virological response (SVR) in chronically hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype-1 patients treated with a protease-inhibitor and pegylated interferon-$\alpha$ (Peg-INF-$\alpha$) based triple-therapy.
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Ranking of Administrative Districts of Almaty City by Incidence of Hepatitis B and C [PDF]
International Journal of Biomedicine, 2017 The incidence of acute and chronic hepatitis B and C in the districts of Almaty city over the past 10 years is presented in this article.
Lyazat Zh. Orakbay +3 more
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Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B [PDF]
, 2005 Chronic hepatitis B is still a major health problem in Indonesia. Unfortunately, to date, treatment of chronic HBV (Hepatitis B virus) infection had not shown satisfactory Result.
Gani, R. A. (Rino) +2 more
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Using survival curves for comparison of ordinal qualitative data in clinical studies [PDF]
arXiv, 2009 Background and Objective: The survival-agreement plot was proposed and improved to assess the reliability of a quantitative measure. We propose the use of survival analysis as an alternative non-parametric approach for comparison of ordinal qualitative data. Study Design and Setting: Two case studies were presented.
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The natural history of chronic hepatitis B infection [PDF]
, 1997 Chronic hepatitis B infection is a global health problem that affects about 300 million people. Of these, 75% are Chinese. Most Chinese who become chronic carriers, contract the virus during the perinatal period.
Lai, CL, Lau, GKK, Wu, PC
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A comparison of hepatitis B viral markers of patients in different clinical stages of chronic infection [PDF]
, 2010 Hepatitis B viral markers may be useful for predicting outcomes such as liver-related deaths or development of hepatocellular carcinoma. We determined the frequency of these markers in different clinical stages of chronic hepatitis B infection.
AS Lok +35 more
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METABOLIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR COMORBIDITIES IN BULGARIAN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC VIRAL B AND C HEPATITIS [PDF]
Journal of IMABRecent epidemiologic data on chronic viral B and C hepatitis in Bulgaria are limited.The evolution of these infections depends on liver complications and the presence of nonliver comorbidities.
Radoslava Tsrancheva +10 more
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Hepatitis C Virus Epidemic Control Using a Nonlinear Adaptive Strategy [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 Hepatitis C is a viral infection that appears as a result of the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), and it has been recognized as the main reason for liver diseases. HCV incidence is growing as an important issue in the epidemiology of infectious diseases. In the present study, a mathematical model is employed for simulating the dynamics of HCV outbreak in a ...
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BMC Public Health, 2020 Background People with a condition subject to stigmatisation, such as chronic hepatitis B, face the dilemma of whether or not to disclose their status. In Ghana, 12.3% of the adult population has the hepatitis B virus (HBV). One key strategy for breaking
Charles Ampong Adjei +3 more
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