title: [A prevalence study of serum markers in hepatitis virus infection in the epidemiological anamnesis of the population].
abstract: Pandemic of the infections with hepatitis viruses is a priority in public health. In Romania, the very high acute and chronic morbidity by viral hepatitis demands the rapid implementation of a feasible preventive program. In the population of 5 districts from Transylvania we conducted a sero-epidemiological survey in order to find the real and specific characteristics of the prevalence of the infections with hepatitis viruses. The study was a cross-sectional study on the anamnestic presence of the infections in the population. The evolution of the cumulative prevalence of infections with HAV (74.3%) and HBV (31.7%) are proving a high endemoepidemicity. For the infections with HCV (4.9%) and HDV (1.7%) we observed an active process of endemicity. The high rate of persistent infections following HBV acute infections (19.1%) suggests a growing-up tendency of chronic hepatic diseases. In actual epidemiologic conditions, the rate of exposure to a potential hepatic viral infections in the population we studied could be 1.68 infections/person, during a period equal to life expectancy at birth.
authors.affiliation: Institutul de Sănătate Publică şi Cercetări Medicale, Cluj.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Molnar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Popa
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jebeleanu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Damian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies
vernacular_title: Studiul prevalenţei markerilor serici ai infecţiei cu virusurile hepatitelor în anamneza epidemiologică a populaţiei.