Hepatitis C and hepatitis E in acute sporadic non-A non-B hepatitis in hospital patients of Delhi (India).
Non-A, non-B hepatitis (NANBH) has been considered to be the commonest cause of acute sporadic viral hepatitis in India. Serological studies (Macro ELISA) were conducted on 477 such patients from 9 hospitals of Delhi for markers of hepatitis A and acute hepatitis B (Anti-HAV-IgM,HBsAg and anti-HBc-IgM) and 49.7% of these were found to be due to NANBH. On further testing of NANBH sera it was found that both hepatitis C and hepatitis E contribute significantly to acute sporadic jaundice in Delhi, the latter more than the former.
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National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Delhi, India.
D000208:Acute Disease; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; 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 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007565:Jaundice / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D014505:Urban Population
D015415:Biomarkers; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens