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3265126

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-3-9
pubmed:abstractText
The prevalence of delta infection among urban Egyptians is reported for the first time. Sera of 44 HBsAg-positive chronic liver disease (CLD) patients and 48 asymptomatic HBsAg carriers were screened for antibodies to hepatitis delta antigen (anti-HD). Anti-HD was found in 21 (47.7%) of the patients compared with 4 (8.3%) of the asymptomatic carriers. The difference was statistically significant at the 0.001 level. Anti-HD was present in 14 out of 24 (58.3%) subjects with histological diagnosis of chronic active hepatitis, 4 of 9 (44.9%) with cirrhosis, and 3 out of 11 (27.2%) with chronic persistent hepatitis. This study points to a high prevalence of hepatitis delta virus in Egypt.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0172-6390
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
313-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevalence of delta antibodies among urban HBsAg-positive chronic liver disease patients in Egypt.
pubmed:affiliation
Ain Shams Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study