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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
An outbreak of hepatitis E and high maternal mortality at Port Sudan, Eastern Sudan
Pathogens and Global Health, Volume 107, No. 2, Year 2013
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Description
During 4 months (November 2010-March 2011) of an outbreak of hepatitis E virus (HEV), 39 pregnant women presented at Port Sudan Hospital, Sudan, with various symptoms of viral hepatitis. The diagnosis of viral hepatitis was confirmed by serology using ELISA anti-HEV IgG and IgM. The mean (SD) maternal age and gestational age were 24·0 (4·2) years and 33·6 (3·7) weeks, respectively. Eight (20·5%) women were primigravidae. There were 11 (28·2%) maternal deaths, 14 (36·0%) intrauterine fetal deaths, and eight (20·5%) cases of postpartum haemorrhage. There were nine (23·0%) cases of preterm (<37 weeks of gestation) deliveries. Fulminant hepatitis with hepatic encephalopathy was the most common cause of death among these patients. Nine of these women died before delivery and the other two died immediately following the delivery due to severe haemorrhage. There were no significant differences in clinical and biochemical data between the women who died (11) and those who survived. © W. S. Maney & Son Ltd 2013.
Authors & Co-Authors
Rayis, Duria Abdulwhab
Sudan, Khartoum
Khartoum University
Jumaa, Ammar M.
Sudan, Port Sudan
Red Sea University
Gasim, Gasim I.
Sudan, Port Sudan
Red Sea University
Karsany, Mubarak S.
Sudan, Khartoum
Karary University
Adam, Ishag I.
Sudan, Khartoum
Khartoum University
Statistics
Citations: 62
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1179/2047773213Y.0000000076
ISSN:
20477724
e-ISSN:
20477732
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Sudan
Participants Gender
Female