800x600 background : hepatitis b and c infections have remained major global health burdens during the most recent century. the viral agents responsible for these diseases share common modes of transmission with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) such as needle-sharing in iv drug abusers. coinfection of hepatitis b or c with hiv increases the rate of progression of chronic liver disease. given ...

Hepatitis B is a global acute and chronic life-threatening liver infection caused by the hepatitis virus. During cadaveric dissection, clinical rotations, autopsy posting, medical students get exposed to patients’ blood body fluids, which increases risk of infection. can be prevented vaccines that are safe, easily available, effective, however many still unvaccinated. This results in need for a...

OBJECTIVES To identify cases of hepatitis B infection after vaccination in Kimberley residents and determine maternal serostatus as a potential indicator of mode of transmission. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS Retrospective review of Kimberley residents with notified hepatitis B infection using records of vaccination history and child and maternal serology. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Confirmed cases of...

Background. Information regarding the progression of acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection to chronic infection in adults is scarce. Methods. Twenty-five adult patients with acute HBV infection (14 men and 11 women, 18-84 years old), whose clinical features progressed to those of chronic infection (group A) or did not (group B), were studied retrospectively. Results. There were 3 and 22 patie...

Hepatitis B, a common infectious disease of liver, is transmitted by blood and body fluids like semen and vaginal fluid that carry hepatitis B virus (HBV).  In chronic infection, medical care is required to decrease possibility of cirrhosis and liver cancer. In the present report, the hepatoprotective effect of an Echinacea purpurea preparation (Echiherb®) has been described...

conclusions being a barber alone is not a potential risk factor for hbv infection, while hcv infection is still an occupational health hazards for barbers. we suggest more extensive case-control studies with regard to rates of hepatitis b and c markers among barbers in other iranian cities to assess the incidence of hepatitis b and c infections among this population. background hepatitis b viru...

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...

background oxidative stress plays a major pathogenic role in liver injury following chronic hepatitis b. glutathione peroxidase (gpx) has a central role in regulating the oxidative state. hepatitis b virus (hbv) results in down-regulation of gpx. on the other hand, iron homeostasis is disrupted in hbv infected patients. therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the interplay of gpx a...

objective: chronic infection of hepatitis b and hepatitis c are considered as the most important infectious diseases, which lead to drastic consequences such as liver dysfunction. depression is a psychiatric disorder which is concomitantly present in these patients, and decreases the patients’ quality of life. it may lead to suicide, homicide or intentional transmission of infectious to others....

Aims: Healthy gut microbiome plays a crucial role in the treatment of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection and chronic liver disease. Based on existing studies, we aimed to explore difference efficacy Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) patients with different stages HBV-related Methods: In this study, 10 HBV HBeAg-negative infection, 8 Chronic (CHB) hepatitis cirrhosis Child-Pugh score A, 9 B/...