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Hepatitis A seroprevalence in Erzurum, Turkey

open access: yesAnnals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2020
Introduction and objective Hepatitis A Virus (HAV), reportedly the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis in developing countries, infects millions of people worldwide each year.
Ahmet Yilmaz
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Infectious diseases in the era of refugees: Hepatitis A outbreak in Lebanon

open access: yesAvicenna Journal of Medicine, 2018
Background: The Syrian crisis has altered the epidemiology of infectious diseases in countries hosting large numbers of refugees. Lebanon witnessed several outbreaks linked to the presence of significant numbers of Syrian refugees, namely, Hepatitis A ...
Abdul Rahman Bizri   +2 more
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Outbreak Of Jaundice In Rural School Children: An Epidemiological Investigation

open access: yesAsian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2013
Background: Viral hepatitis is a major public health problem in India and epidemiology of viral hepatitis is going to changing as outbreaks of hepatitis A are being reported with increased frequency, in the pediatric age group as well.
RV Mohite
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Hepatitis C and hepatic steatosis [PDF]

open access: yesQJM, 2010
Hepatic steatosis is commonly seen in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection, and the two together have a greater association than by chance alone. Hepatitis C virus is closely associated with lipid metabolism throughout its lifecycle. Hepatic steatosis is more common in genotype 3 infection, due to direct viral effects including through ...
J H, Patel   +3 more
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Role of real-time polymerase chain reaction in diagnosing Hepatitis E, the commonest cause of acute hepatitis in adult patients seeking institutional care

open access: yesIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2023
Background: This cross-sectional study was performed with the aim of determining the prevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection among acute hepatitis patients attending a tertiary care teaching hospital in a developing country and to determine the ...
Divya Namdeo   +7 more
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Hepatitis [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2001
Worldwide, approximately 170 million people are chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and another 350 million individuals are chronically infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) (1,2). Canada is estimated to have 240,000 to 300,000 HCV and 200,000 to 280,000 HBV chronic carriers (3,4).
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Beyond the liver: unveiling rhabdomyolysis as a rare complication of hepatitis A

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Hepatitis A is a mild self-limiting infection of the liver with spontaneous resolution of symptoms in most cases. However, clinicians should be aware of some commonly encountered complications and extrahepatic manifestations associated with hepatitis A ...
Yash R. Shah   +4 more
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Massive hepatitis A outbreak in Sri Lanka in 2009: an indication of increasing susceptibility and epidemiological shift?

open access: yesSri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2013
Sri Lanka experienced an unprecedented outbreak of hepatitis A in 2009. We extracted data from different sources to get a proper estimate of actual disease incidence during that period.
NJ Dahanayaka, T Kiyohara, SB Agampodi
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Acute Pancreatitis associated with Acute Hepatitis A in an Old Aged Patient

open access: yesThe Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2020
Acute pancreatitis caused by acute hepatitis A is extremely rare, with only a small number of cases in young adults having been reported. This paper presents a 74-year-old female patient with an acute abdomen, which proved to be acute pancreatitis with ...
Keepyung Hong   +3 more
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Immunity to Vaccine-Preventable Infections in Healthcare Professionals Working in Infectious Diseases Hospitals

open access: yesЭпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2022
Relevance. During the ongoing pandemic of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), assessment of humoral immunity to vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare workers is crucial to estimate the risk of healthcare-associated infections. Aim. To assess the
O. V. Samodova   +2 more
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