Hepatitis B and hepatitis A virus serologies in patients infected with HCV

Volume: 46 Number: 2 June 1, 2007
  • Demirtürk N
  • Demirdal T
  • Altındiş M
  • Aşçı Z
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Hepatitis B and hepatitis A virus serologies in patients infected with HCV

Abstract

As acute infection with hepatitis A (HAV) or B virus (HBV) in those with underlying chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can result in high morbidity, HAV and HBV vaccination should be applied to those who are seronegative for these viruses. In this study, we investigated HAV and HBV serologies in the patients with HCV infection. This study was conducted retrospectively. The consecutive patients addmitted to Infectious Diseases Clinic between April 2001 and April 2006 were included in the study. All subjects were evaluated for HAV and HBV serological markers (anti-HAV IgG, HBsAg, anti-HBs and anti-HBcIgG). At the end of the study we found that these serological markers were investigated in 51 subjects. In these patients, anti-HAV IgG, HBsAg, anti-HBs, anti-HBs+anti-HBc IgG positivity rates were found as 68.6%, 1.9%, 13.7% and 29.4%, respectively. Sixteen patients who were seronegative for HAV were vaccinated by HAV vaccine. Twenty eight patients were seronegative for HBV. These were vaccinated by HBV vaccine. In conlusion, 30% and 50% of the patients with HCV were found to be seronegative for HAV and HBV, respectively. HAV and HBV vaccination are recommended for these patients.

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Demirtürk N

Demirdal T

Altındiş M

Aşçı Z

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June 1, 2007

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June 1, 2007

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Year 1970 Volume: 46 Number: 2

Vancouver
1.Demirtürk N, Demirdal T, Altındiş M, Aşçı Z. Hepatit C virusu ile infekte hastalarda hepatit A ve hepatit B virus serolojileri. EJM [Internet]. 2007 Jun. 1;46(2):97-100. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA34LL59KY

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