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...

Abstract Background In Egypt, an endemic country for both viral hepatitis C and B infections, infection could be more prevalent in pregnant females. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of chronic HCV HBV a cohort Egyptian females, highlighting disease burden better preventive measures outcome. this cross-sectional prospective study, 399 women attending antenatal clinic tertiary care cente...

occult hbv infection of hemodialysis (hd) patients is informative in terms of virus transmission. it may be of clinical importance in hd patients. the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of anti-hbc in the hd patients. number of 126 patients undergoing hemodialysis were included in this study from main hemodialysis units in yazd. hepatitis b surface antigens (hbsag), hepatitis b...

Since 1981, when the liver transplantation program was initiated at the University of Pittsburgh, we have been impressed with the prevalence of pancreatitis occurring following liver transplantation in patients transplanted for hepatitis B-related liver disease. To either confirm this clinical impression or refute it, the records of the 27 HbsAg+ patients and those of an additional 24 HbsAg- bu...

Worldwide, hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection continues to be a major public health issue. The study was aimed at assessing HBV infection as a predictor of hepatic enzymes and compounds alteration among antenatal patients in Kano State, Nigeria. Sera were screened for HBV markers using immunochromatograhy and ELISA. Serum levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), asphatate aminotransferase (AST), al...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation is well documented in individuals with cancer who receive certain cytotoxic or immunosuppressive therapies including rituximab treatment. As a general rule, the risk is greatest upon withdrawal of chemotherapy. The risk ranges from approximately 20 to 50% among HBsAg-positive carriers. A 67-year-old man was diagnosed with inoperable multiple hepatocellular c...

A total of 755 highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)-naive HIV-infected patients were enrolled at a government hospital in Thailand from 1 June 2000 to 15 October 2002. Census dateo f survival was on 31 October 2004 or the date of HAART initiation. Of 700 (92.6%) patients with complete data, the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen and anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibo...

We attempted to explore the prevalence of HBV and HCV infections in patients with systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) via a systematic review. Articles published before June 2017 and, related to prevalence rates for HBV and HCV infection in SLE patient were identified in PubMed, Embase, CNKI, and Wanfang databases. Based on these searches 22 studies were selected for further analysis. The OR of H...