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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
doaj   +1 more source

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).
openaire   +3 more sources

Epidemiology of Occult Hepatitis B Infection Among Thalassemic, Hemophilia, and Hemodialysis Patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Context: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common disease commuted through blood transfusion. Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is a form of the disease which does not present Hepatitis B surface antigens (HBsAg) in the serum of patients; however ...
Ahmadabadi, Behzad Nasiri   +7 more
core   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Hepatitis A surveillance in England--how many cases are not reported and does it really matter? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Underreporting of hepatitis A infection in England may be high and a number of outbreaks have occurred undetected by routine surveillance. We evaluated surveillance of hepatitis A cases by employing capture-recapture analysis on data from two distinct ...
Grant, A   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Reciprocal control of viral infection and phosphoinositide dynamics

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Phosphoinositides, although scarce, regulate key cellular processes, including membrane dynamics and signaling. Viruses exploit these lipids to support their entry, replication, assembly, and egress. The central role of phosphoinositides in infection highlights phosphoinositide metabolism as a promising antiviral target.
Marie Déborah Bancilhon, Bruno Mesmin
wiley   +1 more source

Hepatitis A outbreak among men who have sex with men, Shinjuku, Japan, 2018

open access: yesWestern Pacific Surveillance and Response
Objective: In 2018, the Shinjuku City Department of Health detected excess cases of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection. The objectives of this investigation were to characterize the outbreak, identify transmission routes among inpatient cases and make ...
Mariya Itaki   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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