Hemophilia is the most common congenital coagulative disorder which exposes the patients to many problems because of lack of coagulative factors, higher risk of viral infections and other complications. This study was designed to detect the prevalence of hepatitis B and C infection in hemophiliac patients referring to Kerman Samenalhojaj Center. For this purpose, 97 hemophiliac patients were st...

This study assessed the seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii, Hepatitis B Virus and their co-infection infection in women of child-bearing age in communities in Osun State, Nigeria. The study also determines the factors that facilitate the organisms among the studied groups and possible interaction between the prevalence of infection and the risk factors. These were done with a view to providi...

Background: Approximately 600,000 deaths occur every year as a result of the acute and chronic consequences of hepatitis B virus infection. Ten different hepatitis B virus genotypes have been identified with distinct geographical distributions. Different clinical outcomes, including the rate of mutations, development of hepatocellular carcinoma, chronicity, response to treatment, transplantatio...

conclusions it is concluded that most hbeag negative hepatitis b patients with serum hbv dna level of 2000-20000 iu/ml, persistent normal alt concentration, and no or mild liver damage on biopsy can be clinically managed as hbv inactive carriers. results two hundred forty-three hbeag negative hepatitis b patients were stratified into three groups based on to their hbv dna level including group ...

conclusions the palestinian and israeli official policies to give a booster dose for risk groups like medical students at anti-hbs level below 10 miu/ml should continue to ensure absolute protection. the currently-used vaccine and its time program cleared virus from students believed to have been exposed to the virus during their lifetime. background hepatitis b infection is a global public hea...

Abstract Background Increasing blood supply safety is one of the most important goals of blood services in the world. In this study, we reviewed the prevalence rate and the trends of three main infections in whole blood donations and strategies for improving blood safety in Yazd blood transfusion center, Iran. Materials and Methods In this cross sectional study, data on hepatitis B, C and ...

Background: Hepatitis viruses are non-cytopathic viruses that lead to the infection and pathogenesis of liver diseases as a result of immunologically mediated event. Objective: To investigate the expression of human inflammatory cytokines in chronic hepatitis B patients according to the severity of the infection. Methods: We recruited a total of 120 patients, 40 of whom from cirrhotic, 40 non-c...

Background and Aims: Recently, a novel DNA virus was isolated from the serum of a patient with post-transfusion non A-G hepatitis and named TT virus. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence TT virus among cirrhotic patients due to hepatitis B & C in infection Ahwaz. Methods: The prevalence of TTV infection was studied in 41 patients with liver cirrhosis. TTV DNA was detected ...