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4088008

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-3-7
pubmed:abstractText
Ten (2.8%) asymptomatic carriers of HBsAg and four (1.1%) patients with acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection were detected among 356 adults with acute viral hepatitis A (HAV) consecutively admitted to the Athens Hospital for Infectious Diseases from May 1981 to March 1984. These patients did not differ in clinical, epidemiologic (except in age), biochemical or serologic characteristics from patients acutely infected with HAV alone. Transient suppression of the HBV replication and disappearance of the HBV DNA accompanied by seroconversion from HBeAg positive to anti-HBe positive were detected in one and two carriers respectively. The titer of non-class-specific anti-HBc was low (less than or equal to 10(-2)) in all cases. These data suggest that superinfection of HBsAg carriers with HAV does not cause more severe disease or influence adversely the course of chronic hepatitis B disease. However, accurate diagnosis of double infections is necessary for prognosis of the liver disease and appropriate management of the patient's environment. This is quite important in areas with a high prevalence of HBV infections, like Greece, where double infections are relatively common.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0106-9543
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
348-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Double infections with hepatitis A and B viruses.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't