title: Etiology of acute sporadic hepatitis in adults in Senegal and Tunisia.
abstract: Markers for acute hepatitis A, B, C and E virus infections were examined in the sera of 72 patients suffering from acute hepatitis in Senegal and Tunisia. Hepatitis B was responsible for 36% and hepatitis C for 21% of the cases. Acute hepatitis A was not diagnosed. HEV infection was not observed in Senegal and represents only 4% of the acute hepatitis cases in Tunisia.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Virologie de Tours, Faculté de Pharmacie, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coursaget
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leboulleux
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gharbi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Enogat
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ndao
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Coll-Seck
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kastally
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000453:epidemiology; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012675:Senegal / Q000453:epidemiology; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D007075:Immunoglobulin M