Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV),Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and C virus (HCV) are known to be transmitted through blood and blood products. Many studies have been performed to determine relationship between infectious diseases and blood groups. This study aims to detect the relationship between the HIV, HBV and HCV infections with ABO and Rh D blood groups in Haryana. After blood donation, blood...

BACKGROUND Viral hepatitis caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a leading cause of acute and chronic liver diseases worldwide. OBJECTIVES In Italy, a mandatory vaccination policy was introduced in 1991 and was established for all newborns and 12-year-old individuals. In 2004, vaccination of 12-year old adolescents was discontinued, and that of infants was maintained. PATIENTS AND METHODS We...

In a homosexual communication centre in Antwerp 196 homosexual men were screened for seromarkers of syphilis, hepatitis A (HAV), hepatitis B (HBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV). A comparison group consisted of 118 heterosexual men attending a venereal disease clinic in Antwerp. Treponemal antibodies were found in 7.1% of homosexual men, of whom half gave no history of past or present infection. Ant...

BACKGROUND Arginase is an enzyme of the urea cycle, and one of the two isoenzymes is the liver-type enzyme. We examined serum autoantibodies to this liver-type enzyme in patients with hepatitis. METHODS Antibodies to recombinant human liver-type arginase were measured by ELISA in 95 patients and 55 healthy controls. RESULTS The mean absorbance values in the ELISA assays of patients with def...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate the level of hepatitis B immunity among undergraduate students 23 years after commencement of the nationwide hepatitis B childhood immunization program in Malaysia. METHODS A total of 402 serum samples obtained from volunteer undergraduate students were screened for the presence of hepatitis B surface antibodies using qualitative ELISA. RESULTS Result...

BACKGROUND Vaccinating infants against hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most effective way of preventing the disease. However, since HBV exposure can increase during adolescence, it is essential that antibody persistence is maintained. We evaluated the antibody persistence and immune memory against hepatitis B, in 12-13 y olds who had received complete primary + booster vaccination with diphtheri...