Predicting acute viral hepatitis serum markers (A and E) in jaundiced patients attending primary health care centers in Baghdad: A one year cross-sectional study. | Zendy

Hanan Abdulghafoor Khaleel | Zendy

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Predicting acute viral hepatitis serum markers (A and E) in jaundiced patients attending primary health care centers in Baghdad: A one year cross-sectional study.

Author(s) -

Hanan Abdulghafoor Khaleel

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

global journal of health science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1916-9744

pISSN - 1916-9736

DOI - 10.5539/gjhs.v4n5p172

Subject(s) - medicine , jaundice , viral hepatitis , referral , cross sectional study , hepatitis a , hepatitis , hepatitis b , public health , hepatitis e , hepatitis e virus , disease , immunology , pediatrics , family medicine , pathology , biochemistry , chemistry , genotype , gene

Viral hepatitis is an important preventable infectious disease with various rates of occurrence in different areas of the world. The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the role of some risk factors in predicting a positive acute viral hepatitis marker among patients with suspected acute viral hepatitis in a primary health care setting in Baghdad. Besides, finding out the occurrence of jaundice, contribution of viruses A and E to the cases that have occurred in Baghdad province was also searched for.

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