title: [Characteristics of viral hepatitis non-A, non-B with a fecal-oral mechanism of transmission of the infection in southern Uzbekistan].
abstract: An increase in the incidence of viral hepatitis was observed in the autumn of 1986 in one of the districts of southern Uzbekistan. The clinico-epidemiological data and highly sensitive tests for hepatitis A (HA) and B (HB) markers showed the absence of HB infection in most of the patients and prevalence of HA among children. In 68.7% of the patients, non-A-non-B hepatitis with fecal-oral mechanism of transmission of the infection was diagnosed. The bulk of HnAnB patients consisted of adults of 20-29 years. Pregnant women experience severe forms of the disease. Solid-phase enzyme-immunoassays and immune electron microscopy revealed in one fecal specimen from patients the antigen of non-A-non-B hepatitis serologically identical to that causing a rise in the incidence in northern Turkmenia in 1984-1985.
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Favorov
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Kuzin
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Iashina
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Zairov
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Gurov
authors.forename: Sh Sh
authors.initials: ShSh
authors.lastname: Shavakhabov
authors.forename: A Ia
authors.initials: AIa
authors.lastname: Buriev
authors.forename: B U
authors.initials: BU
authors.lastname: Zhantemirov
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Shakhgil'dian
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Ketiladze
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D014610:Uzbekistan
vernacular_title: Kharakteristika virusnogo gepatita ni A ni B s fekal'no-oral'nym mekhanizmom peredachi infektsii v iuzhnom Uzbekistane.