title: Aetiology of acute sporadic hepatitis in adults in Kenya.
abstract: Markers for acute hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis non-A, non-B (HNANB) infections were examined in the sera of 94 patients presenting with acute hepatitis in Kenya. Hepatitis B virus was responsible for 70% of cases, HNANB for 18%, and HAV for only 12%. The use of an IgM anti-HBc assay increased the rate of diagnosis of acute HBV infection, thereby reducing the proportion of cases designated as NANB.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M