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3264646

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-2-1
pubmed:abstractText
The frequency of delta virus infection, immunoserological parameters and degree of liver inflammation were studied in 190 HBsAg carriers in the Berlin area from 1976 to 1986. Delta infection was detected in one of 50 HBsAg carriers (2%) in the period from 1976 to 1980. In contrast 19 of 140 HBsAg carriers (14%) with delta infection were found in the period from 1981 to 1986. This group included 12 Germans, 5 Turks and 2 Italians. Only 6 of these subjects belonged to a so-called risk group: 3 drug addicts, 2 homosexuals and 1 hemophiliac. Eighteen of the 20 patients with HDV infection showed progressive liver disease in the follow-up period. Nine cases developed complete liver cirrhosis over five years. Variable transaminase levels and elevation of immunoglobulin G were recorded. Humoral autoimmune phenomena were rarely observed. The increasing frequency of HDV infection in the Berlin area is presumably related to tourism, national origin and membership in specific risk groups. The data in our study underline the importance of effective prophylaxis by active immunization with HBsAg vaccines.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0044-2771
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
314-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
[Frequency and clinical relevance of delta virus infection in HBsAg carriers in the Berlin area].
pubmed:affiliation
Abteilung für Innere Medizin, des Klinikums Charlottenburg der Freien Universität Berlin.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports