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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Hepatitis delta virus infection in acute hepatitis in Kuwait
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 20, No. 1, Year 1988
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Over a period of 1 year, 254 patients presenting with acute hepatitis at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Kuwait were positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Of these, 23 (9% patients were found to have antibodies to hepatitis D virus (HDV) (anti-HDV). Eight of these anti-HDV positive patients were shown to have a coinfection with acute hepatitis B and 8 had a superinfection of HDV on a chronic HBsAg infection. The remaining 7 had had a previous HDV infection and were also chronic carriers of HBsAg. The cause of the acute hepatitis in this group was probably non-A, non-B virus(es). The prevalence of anti-HDV was 4% among patients with acute hepatitis B and 31% among carriers of HBsAg. In the coinfection group, 5/8 patients recovered completely, 1 developed chronic active hepatitis and 1 died due to fulminant hepatitis, while 1 patient was lost to follow up. 5/8 patients with superinfection developed chronic hepatitis on follow-up, 2 died while only 1 patient recovered completely. In the group of patients with previous delta infection, 5/7 recovered from the acute bout of hepatitis while 1 patient developed chronic active hepatitis and 1 was lost to follow-up. © 1988 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted.
Authors & Co-Authors
Al-Kandari, Saleh
Kuwait, Safat
Infectious Diseases Hospital Kuwait
Nordenfelt, Erik
Kuwait, Safat
Infectious Diseases Hospital Kuwait
Sweden, Lund
Lunds Universitet
Al-Nakib, Basil M.
Kuwait, Safat
Infectious Diseases Hospital Kuwait
Hansson, Bengt Göran
Sweden, Lund
Lunds Universitet
Ljunggren, Karin Kidd
Sweden, Lund
Lunds Universitet
Al-Nakib, Widad
Kuwait, Safat
Infectious Diseases Hospital Kuwait
United Kingdom, Salisbury
Mrc Common Cold Unit
Statistics
Citations: 10
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3109/00365548809117212
ISSN:
00365548
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study