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1755067

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-30
pubmed:abstractText
We have assessed the prevalence of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection in people with histologically proven chronic liver disease living in Somalia. Among 104 patients studied (14 with chronic persistent hepatitis, 74 with chronic active hepatitis, and 16 with active cirrhosis), 52 were positive for hepatitis B surface antigen; of these, 26 (50%) carried anti-delta antibodies. HDV infection was detected more frequently in sera from hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) negative patients (60.9%) than in HBeAg positive patients (9.1%). Using the dot-blot hybridization technique, serum hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid was revealed in 73.1% of patients without HDV infection, while it was detected in only 7.7% of anti-delta positive patients. It is concluded that HDV is strongly associated with chronic liver disease in Somalia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0035-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
85
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
541-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
High prevalence of anti-hepatitis delta virus antibody in chronic liver disease in Somalia.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of the Clinic of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't