HBV Infection in Italian and Non-Italian Patients in Northern Italy
| Autor: | C. Magnani, Pierangelo Clerici, Luisa Belvisi, Paolo Viganò, A. Mazzone, A. Ferrara, R. A. Bonazzina, Bruno Brando, Maria Pia Baldacci, T. Re, Anna Lisa Neri, M. De Paschale, Maria Teresa Manco, Carlo Guastoni, S. Biagiotti, Francesca Capelli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Hepatitis
medicine.medical_specialty Environmental Engineering business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Prevalence Hepatitis B medicine.disease Virology Asymptomatic Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Serology foreign origin Internal medicine Epidemiology medicine Italy Risk factor medicine.symptom HBV business hepatitis |
| DOI: | 10.5281/zenodo.7853 |
| Popis: | Aims: The introduction of HBV vaccination in Italy has reduced the incidence and prevalence of HBV infection. However, increasing immigration from countries in which HBV is endemic has led to a wave of new HBsAg-positive subjects and their clinical impact needs evaluation. We compared the serological, clinical and epidemiological data relating to Italian and non-Italian subjects referred to a hospital in Northern Italy. Study Design: We retrospectively analysed the laboratory and clinical records of 488 subjects, including 107 (21.9%) non-Italians, in order to find data concerning clinical diagnoses, possible routes of infection, anti-HCV and anti-HDV antibodies. Results: The differences in gender distribution and mean age between the non-Italian Research Article British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research, 3(1): 1-12, 2013 2 and Italian patients were statistically significant (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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