hbv infection trend in iranian disabled children; is it really worrying?
نویسندگان
چکیده
we read with a great interest the article written by davoodbeglou and colleagues entitled “evaluation of hepatitis b infection prevalence in institutionalized intellectually disabled children” which is recently published in your prestigious journal 1 . the authors concluded that hbv infection is more prevalent among institutionalized disabled children and that we should change our health policies for hbv infection management in this population. they have conducted a valuable study with an important subject in a high risk population for hepatitis. despite our interest to the findings of davoodbeglou et al. study there are some challenging points about their work; so we think that some comments may be of benefit. the first, authors have claimed a higher prevalence of hbv infection among vaccinated children in comparison with those with no or undetermined vaccination history. while there are studies in which the efficacy of neonatal hbv immunization has been proven 2 . how the authors justify this finding? in addition the authors have not mentioned the sampling method of their study which is the crucial factor of prevalence studies. this may seriously affect the results of study. also the time period in which the study was conducted has not been determined by the authors. was it after or before distribution of national vaccination program for hepatitis b? in this regard we should be aware of the maximum age of disabled individuals included in the study. in conclusion we appreciate the valuable effort of the authors; however we were wondering if we could kindly ask them to interpret better our concerns.
منابع مشابه
Therapy for HBV Infection in Hemodialysis Patients: Is it Possible?
Despite the use of preventive measures, particularly hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine, and recent advances in antiviral therapy, chronic HBV infection has still remained a public health concern among infected dialysis patients because it results in an increased risk of morbidity and mortality (1). However, Alavian et al. have shown that the prevalence of HBV infection among hemodialysis (HD) pat...
متن کاملSerum prolactin level in psoriasis: Is it really higher than in healthy individuals?
Background: Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated skin diseasewith a genetic predisposition. Prolactin may contribute to psoriasispathogenesis. However, there has been a debate over the serumlevel of prolactin in psoriatic patients. The aim of this study was todescribe the role of serum prolactin in the pathogenesis of psoriasisMethod: The serum prolactin level was measured in 45 patientswith ...
متن کاملIs it really sinus tachycardia?
A 56-year-old male with a history of hypertension and coronary disease was admitted after complaining of mild shortness of breath and palpitations. He had undergone coronary bypass surgery 4 years prior to admission and had been followed regularly by his physicians. His resting heart rate at his last office visit B6 months before was 58/min and his hypertensive regimen, consisting of lisinopril...
متن کاملDepressive pseudodementia – how ‘ pseudo ’ is it really ?
Depressive pseudodementia is a term commonly used to describe a condition whereby a patient experiences a cognitive deficit secondary to a primary mood disorder. This essay will explore whether depressive pseudodementia can truly be described as a dementia mimic or not. It argues that pseudodementia is closer in clinical nature to ‘true’ dementia, is not fully reversible, may act as a prodrome ...
متن کاملمنابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
novelty in biomedicineجلد ۵، شماره ۱، صفحات ۴۸-۰
میزبانی شده توسط پلتفرم ابری doprax.com
copyright © 2015-2023