A Case of Pituitary Resistant Free Triiodothyronine Toxicosis Following Hepatitis B Immunization

Awareness regarding hepatitis B immunization among preclinical Indian dental students

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), a DNA virus with a human-only reservoir, is a worldwide public health problem. Approximately 45.0% of the world’s population is considered to live in areas of high endemicity with a lifetime risk of infection of more than 60.0%. The present study aimed to assess the level of understanding and awareness about Hepatitis B immunization among the first a...

prevalence of hepatitis B among thalassemic patients in Kerman

A prospective case control study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence of HBsAg in 129 thalassemic patients and 113 children as a control group.ELISA was used for serologic investigations. thalassemic  patients were aged 8.5+_3.8 years and children of the control group were aged 7.2+_3.8 years.48.1% of the case group and 36.3% of the control group were female and 51.9% of the case group an...

Hepatitis B Prevention and Immunization

هپاتیت به معنی التهاب کبد است. هپاتیت B هپاتیت سرمی هم نامیده می شود، ویروس آن از خون، مایعات سروزی بدن، بزاق و مایع منی یافت شده و باعث می گردد که سلولهای کبدی به دنبال واکنش التهابی عملکرد خود را از دست دهند که این حالت ممکن است منجر به انسداد مجاری صفراوی و یا نارسایی کبد شود. 

Evaluation of Health Care Students Immunization against Hepatitis B Virus in Population of Iran

Background and Aims: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious global health problem affects many people. Recently, because of vaccination, the incidence of HBV infection has been reduced, but in high risk population also health care students (HCS) adequate immunization is serious. The aim of this survey was to evaluate HBV immunization in the population of the paramedical students based o...

Hepatitis B Virus Vaccination in Hemodialysis Patients: A Necessity for Individualizing of Immunization?