Open AccessDetermination of clinical state of hepatitis B virus infection of patients in Basra governorate
Author(s) -
Saad Shaheen Hamadi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the iraqi journal of veterinary medicine/al-maǧallaẗ al-ṭibbiyyaẗ al-bayṭariyyaẗ al-’irāqiyyaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2410-7409
pISSN - 1609-5693
DOI - 10.30539/iraqijvm.v36i0e.383
Subject(s) - hbsag , medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , hbeag , hepatitis b virus , serology , virology , vaccination , hepatitis b , liver cancer , virus , chronic hepatitis , immunology , gastroenterology , antibody
Hepatitis B virus is a hepatotropic virus that causes acute and chronic hepatitis, livercirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma; it is responsible for more than one million deathsannually worldwide despite hepatitis B vaccination. So, the aim of the present study was todetect the total markers of HBV (HBsAg, HBsAb, HBeAg, HBeAb, Total anti-HBc and IgManti-HBc) .A total of 126 cases with hepatitis B were recruited from different medical centersin Basra. Serological tests were preformed for all cases using ELISA tests. 126 patients weredivided into 8 studied groups including: Incubation, Active acute, Acute, Active chronic,chronic, Inactive HBsAg Carrier, HBsAg-negative patients and liver cancer. We conclude thatthe vast majority of patients were Inactive HBsAg Carrier (54.76 %) fallowed by acutehepatitis (16.67 %) and HBsAg-negative patients (7.14 %).