BACKGROUND An estimated 3.5 million Americans are chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, the majority are unaware of their HCV diagnosis and few are treated. New models are required to diagnose and link HCV infected patients to HCV care. This paper describes an innovative partnership between Sisters Together and Reaching (STAR), Inc., a community organization, and Johns Hop...

Background: Hepatitis B virus is a DNA belonging to the Hepadnaviridae family attacking liver and can cause both acute chronic disease. The aim of this study was determine prevalence core antibody in Sudanese random blood donors.
 Materials methods: descriptive cross-sectional conducted at Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan during period from May 2022 September 2022. Blood samp...

Objective: Aim was to determine the frequency of hepatitis B and C with different age groups. Study Design: Retrospective study Place Duration: Medicine ward Liaquat university Medical health sciences jamshoro Hyderabad. Jan2022 December 2022 Methods: Total 129 patients both genders screened for hepatitis. Detailed demographic information, such as age, socioeconomic position, place residence, r...

UNLABELLED Previous studies have suggested that prior exposure to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection may increase the risk of development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with chronic hepatitis C. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of previous or occult HBV infection in a cohort of hepatitis B surface antigen-negative patients with histologically advanced chronic he...

BACKGROUND/AIMS To investigate serological patterns of hepatitis B based on electrochemiluminescent immunoassays and the distribution characteristics of these patterns in hospitalized children and adolescents in Zhejiang, China between 2006 and 2010. METHODS Five serological markers, including hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg), antibody to hepatitis B surface ...

Infections due to hepatitis A (HAV), hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and hepatitis E (HEV) viruses are the major causes of hepatitis and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality in developing countries like Bangladesh. The present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of HBsAg, anti-HCV antibody, anti-HAV antibody and anti-HEV antibody in patients suspected of ha...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Transfusion-transmitted virus (TTV), a recently discovered DNA virus, was first identified in patients with non-A to -G hepatitis following blood transfusion. Transmission is generally via the parenteral route but recent data suggest that TTV can also be transmitted by the fecal-oral route. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in March 2005 and included 324 ...