In many countries hepatitis C virus infection has been considered a major factor triggering overt porphyria cutanea tarda. The prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection was retrospectively studied in 87 patients who during a period of 11 years were diagnosed with porphyria cutanea tarda in Stockholm. Among patients with the sporadic form of porphyria cutanea tarda, the prevalence of hepatitis C...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Hepatitis B and C cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Little is known about the existence of hepatitis B and C among high risk groups of the Pakistani population. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Hepatitis B and C in high risk groups, their comparison and the possible mode of acquisition by obtaining the history of exposure...

Viral hepatitis is one of the major health concerns worldwide, particularly in Asian countries. Mongolia, which is located in northern Asia, between Russia and China, is confronting various infectious diseases, such as viral hepatitis and tuberculosis. As for healthy individuals in Mongolia, the reported prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was 9 or 10% and the reported prevalence ...

â  â  background non-alcoholic fatty liver disease/steatohepatitis (nafld/nash) is the most common form of chronic liver disease woldwide and is no longer considered a benign disease. its prevalence has not been deterâ­mined in a large-scale population-based study in iran. me t hod s a total of 6583 individuals aged 18 to 65 were randomly selected from three geographically distinct provinces in...

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence and correlates of hepatitis C virus infection in a sample of detained adolescents. DESIGN/SETTING/PARTICIPANTS Cross-sectional prevalence study with 10- to 18-year-old adolescents who were consecutively admitted to a juvenile detention center in San Antonio, Tex. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection and associated risk factor...

Two populations with differing histories of Schistosoma mansoni and hepatitis C infection were compared directly for severity of disease and extent of comorbidity. Demographic, parasitologic, and ultrasound surveys were conducted on 2038 Egyptians and on 2120 Kenyans. Hepatitis B and C serologies and transaminase levels were obtained from a subset at each site. Despite significantly lower preva...

CONTEXT Hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection has been an important cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. However there are few investigations regarding the prevalence and possible risk factors for these diseases in Brazil, particularly in Amazon region, where there are some endemic focus. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in the city of Buriti...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Whether healthcare workers have an increased prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection as a result of exposure to patient's blood and body fluids is controversial. This study assesses the prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in healthcare workers, and its relation to the performance of exposure prone procedures and duration of occupational exposure, allowing an estimate...

Since Indonesia is a huge archipelago country, the prevalence of hepatitis virus infection highly varies among islands. In average the prevalence of clinical hepatitis in Indonesia was 0.6% in the year 2007. Of 82 clinical acute hepatitis patients treated in hospitals in several cities, acute hepatitis A accounted for 28.0%, acute hepatitis B 13.4%, and acute hepatitis C 1.2%; 35.4% patients we...