BACKGROUND Hepatitis E virus infection usually causes an acute and self-resolving hepatitis. In areas where chronic hepatitis B virus infection is prevalent, acute hepatitis E virus superinfection on chronic hepatitis B virus infection occurs sporadically. In recent years, however, chronic hepatitis E virus infection has been recognized in patients under immunosuppressant therapy. To the best o...

INTRODUCTION Co-infections between hepatitis B and HIV viruses are frequent due to their similar epidemiological characteristics. Worldwide, hepatitis B infection is one of the main causes of hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhosis. In Cuba as elsewhere, prevalences of hepatitis B and hepatitis C viral infections are higher in persons with HIV. These hepatitis viruses act as opportunistic infect...

<p><strong>Latar Belakang</strong> : Penyakit peradangan pada sel-sel hati merupakan istilah umum dari Hepatitis. Penyebab hepatitis dapat disebabkan oleh Infeksi (Virus, bakteri, parasit), obat-obatan (termasuk obat tradisional), konsumsi alkohol, lemak yang berlebih dan penyakit autoimmune. Hepatis virus Hepatitis A (HAV), B (HBV), C (HCV), D (HDV), E (HEV) mana diantaranya ...

Viral hepatitis includes five distinct disease entities, which are caused by at least five different viruses. Hepatitis A and hepatitis B (infectious and serum hepatitis, respectively) are considered separate diseases and both can be diagnosed by a specific serologic test. Hepatitis C and E comprise a third category, each a distinct type, with Hepatitis C parenterally transmitted, and hepatitis...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) infections remain a significant health burden in the world, which is mainly attributed to patients who develop chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The epidemiology of Surakarta, Central Java Province, Indonesia has never been reported. This study aimed investigate demographic, clinical, laboratory characteristics with...

Scientific review covers current data regarding the role of quercetin in therapeutic corrections various liver diseases, particular non-alcoholic fatty disease, chronic hepatitis, drug-induced disease. The aim was to sum up scientific properties, its mechanism action and possibilities this flavonoid treatment diseases.Conclusions. Quercetin is found possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hypol...

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...

today, chronic viral hepatitis is considered as a public health problem in the world. totally, 5% of the world population, especially in asia and africa suffer from this problem. the prevalence of acute hepatitis in america is 0.1-0.2 percent, 50% of those with hepatitis c (hcv) and 5-10% of them with hepatitis b (hcv) develop chronic hepatitis. determining hbv and hcv genotypes is important to...

introduction : hepatitis a virus is the most prevalent viral hepatitis. it is globally a major public health problem with different clinical symptoms. this study aimed at investigating the clinical findings and prevalence of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) deficiency in children with hepatitis a. materials and methods : in this prospective study, demographical information, clinical fin...

conclusions one in five patients undergoing maintenance dialysis in hamadan is seropositive for hepatitis e immunoglobulin g antibody. future studies are needed to investigate the factors contributing to the observed high prevalence rate and the possibility of parenteral transmission of hepatitis e. results thirty patients (19.2%), were seropositive. seropositive patients were not significantly...