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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1986-7-29
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pubmed:abstractText |
In a 1-year prospective study of 1788 cases of acute viral hepatitis, 26 (1.5%) presented with evidence of simultaneous hepatitis A (HAV) and hepatitis B (HBV) virus infection. Twenty-three of 26 (88.5%) of these cases had serological evidence of a recent HAV infection in a chronic HBV carrier. The remaining 3 (11.5%) showed serological evidence of a recent concomitant HAV/HBV infection. Twenty-four of the 26 (92.3%) patients with simultaneous infection were children with a mean age of 4.6 years. Clinical and laboratory data indicated that the disease in patients with a recent concomitant HAV/HBV infection was not different from that in patients who had HAV infection superimposed on a chronic HBV carrier or that in age and sex matched patients presenting with an acute viral hepatitis A infection alone. Furthermore, the outcome of the disease was not affected by the HBeAg/anti-HBe status of the hepatitis B positive patient. All patients recovered completely and on follow-up none showed any signs of chronic liver disease. Simultaneous HAV/HBV infection, therefore, does not result in a more severe disease.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jun
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pubmed:issn |
0272-4936
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
6
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
135-9
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:2425722-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:2425722-Carrier State,
pubmed-meshheading:2425722-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:2425722-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:2425722-Chronic Disease,
pubmed-meshheading:2425722-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:2425722-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:2425722-Hepatitis A,
pubmed-meshheading:2425722-Hepatitis B,
pubmed-meshheading:2425722-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:2425722-Kuwait,
pubmed-meshheading:2425722-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:2425722-Prospective Studies
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pubmed:year |
1986
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Hepatitis A and B virus infections in children in Kuwait.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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