Open AccessA Study on the Age-Related Changes in Hepatitis B and C Virus Serology
Author(s) -
Ertuğrul Güçlü,
Aziz Öğütlü,
Oğuz Karabay
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
eurasian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1308-8742
pISSN - 1308-8734
DOI - 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2015.85
Subject(s) - hbsag , medicine , seroprevalence , hepatitis b virus , serology , population , hepatitis b , age groups , hepatitis c virus , virology , virus , antibody , immunology , demography , environmental health , sociology
There are a limited number of studies on the seroprevalence of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Turkey. This study aimed to compare HBV and HCV seroprevalence rates before and after the implementation of national hepatitis B vaccination program (NHPVP) and to explore age-related changes in the seroprevalences.
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