This article aimed to investigate the value of α-fetoprotein (AFP) for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and to evaluate the relationship between AFP and various clinical variables of HCC comprehensively. A retrospective study of postoperative patients diagnosed with liver neoplasm from two Chinese centers was enrolled in our study.A total of 3050 patients were included. The best ...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HIV are endemic in Uganda. Co-infection is common and leads to rapid progression of liver disease. Burden of co-infection is unknown yet most patients are on lamivudine-only ART where resistance is frequent. Most patients are initiated on antiretroviral therapy (ART) without knowing their HBV status. OBJECTIVES To determine burden of co-infection and HBV...

background: hbv and hcv coinfection is common, particularly in endemic areas and among high risk groups. in this study we have investigated the prevalence of hbv/hcv coinfection and compared the biochemical and serological characteristics of such patients compare with the patients having hepatitis c infection alone.   methods: we studied 207 patients diagnosed as having chronic hepatitis c, wit...

Background: HBV and HCV coinfection is common, particularly in endemic areas and among high risk groups. In this study we have investigated the prevalence of HBV/HCV coinfection and compared the biochemical and serological characteristics of such patients compare with the patients having hepatitis C infection alone. Methods: We studied 207 patients diagnosed as having chronic hepatitis C, with ...

backgroung: hbv still continues to infect many people worldwide despite the availability of an effective vaccine for more than three decades. high prevalence of hbv may exist in high risk groups, particularly among intravenous drug users (idus). this group is among groups with higher risk of infection due to their hazardous behaviors such as sharing needle for drug injection. objectives: this c...

background: generally, a number of people with î²-thalassemia are susceptible to hbv since they receive multiple blood transfusions. these people have high infection rates despite vaccination against hbv. in this study, we explore the seroprevalence and risk factors of hbv infection in thalassemic patients who reside in ardabil. materials and methods: hospital in ardabil. patients' demographic ...

The prevalence ofmarkers ofhepatitis B virus infection shows considerable geographic variation, often bein8 high in tropical areas where the standard of living is low. While the high prevalence in the far east is maintained by vertical transmission from mother to baby in the perinatal period,' in Africa infection is usually transmitted horizontally during infancy.2 In the West Indies the preval...

The long-term protective effect of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine and the need for booster dose vaccination remain doubtful. The study aimed to estimate the sero-protection rate and evaluate immune response to a booster dose in children and adolescents with complete HBV vaccination during infancy. According to study design, 902 children were recruited from 2 cities and 3 villages in Dakahleya ...

OBJECTIVE To determine intrafamilial seropositivity of HBV and HCV and to compare them in families of infected persons with HBV and HCV in Hamadan clinic of hepatitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this analytic cross-sectional study, 651 family members of 200 HBV and HCV infection index cases were entered into the study and after signing an informed consent, they were referred to Blood Transfusion...