Low prevalence of hepatitis B and C among tuberculosis patients in Duhok Province, Kurdistan: Are HBsAg and anti-HCV prerequisite screening parameters in tuberculosis control program?
| Autor: | Safer M Haji, Shivan U Muhammed, Abid Mohialdeen Hasan Alsharafani, Muayad A. Merza |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Microbiology (medical) Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty HBsAg Tuberculosis Hepatitis C virus 030106 microbiology lcsh:QR1-502 Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay medicine.disease_cause lcsh:Microbiology Hepatitis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine HBV medicine Prevalence Humans Mass Screening 030212 general & internal medicine Hepatitis B virus Hepatitis B Surface Antigens business.industry Coinfection Public health virus diseases Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Antibodies Middle Aged medicine.disease Virology Hepatitis C digestive system diseases Infectious Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies HCV Iraq Female business Viral hepatitis |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Mycobacteriology, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 313-317 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2212-554X |
| Popis: | Objective/background: Viral hepatitis, particularly hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV), infections and tuberculosis (TB) are a global public health concern. Co-infection with HBV or HCV among TB patients may potentiate the risk of hepatotoxicity induced by anti-TB drugs. Hence, the aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of HBV and HCV among TB patients included in the Duhok National Tuberculosis Program (NTP). Methods: The Duhok NTP Center is a specialized institution in Duhok City, Iraq, concerned with management and follow-up of TB patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted at the center between June 2015 and May 2016. All documented TB patients were analyzed on the basis of socio-demographic and other characteristics. Thereafter, all patients underwent screening for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-HCV, and anti-HIV using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The results obtained were analyzed by entering the data in binary format into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. A p value of |
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