conclusions office workers with chronic hepatitis c, treated with pegylated-interferon-α2b plus ribavirin, had work performance loss. in subjects treated with acetyl-l-carnitine supplementation we observed increased daily activity and reduced presenteeism and fatigue. acetyl-l-carnitinegroup had a smaller reduction of productivity comparing to placebo group. results significant difference were ...

Acute hepatitis B is a self limiting disease that resolves spontaneously in 95% of patients who acquire the infection in adulthood. Patients with acute hepatitis B, however, usually take between four and 12 weeks to recover; the personal, social, and sanitary costs associated with this are high. Also, 5-10% of patients with acute hepatitis B go on to develop chronic liver disease. Hepatitis C, ...

OBJECTIVES To analyze the role of HLA genotypes in persistence of chronic hepatitis B in Western India. METHODS HLA genotyping for class II-DR was done in 26 subjects having chronic hepatitis B infection (HBsAg positive) and in 100 healthy controls. Statistics were done using Halden's modification of Woolf's formula. RESULT Significant association of chronic hepatitis B infection was found ...

Background Hepatitis A virus (HAV) can cause significant pathology in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV), however, HAV can be prevented by vaccination. The aim of this study was to determine the implication of vaccination against HAV vaccine in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Materials and methods The seroprevalence of anti-HAV IgG antibodies was investigated in the patients wit...

Hepatitis G virus/GB virus-C (HGV/GBV-C) is a newly identified Flavivirus. Its clinical significance in chronic hepatitis B and C remains controversial. Infection with HGV/GBV-C was surveyed in 500 blood donors, 130 patients with chronic hepatitis B and 173 with hepatitis C, with chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, and/or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HGV/GBV-C RNA was detected by reverse trans...

Psychosocial issues and the quality of life are important components at the patients diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B and C. In function of the severity of the infection with virus B or the patients who already have cirrhosis, the treatment and psychosocial education should be improved because they have bigger problems. The frequency of psychosocial disorders seems to be raised at the patient...

Corresponding author: Dr. Oguz Karabay, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Izzet Baysal University School of Medicine, Golkoy, Bolu, Turkey. E-mail: [email protected] Hepatitis B infection is prevalent worldwide and a major health burden due to the associated complications of hepatic fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma that occur in the context of chroni...