title: Seroprevalence of hepatitis "B" in Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital (KMCTH).
abstract: A retrospective study conducted in patients attending Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital (KMCTH) Sinamangal Kathmandu over a nine months period from April 2001 to December 2001. The aim of present study is to assess the seroprevalence of viral Hepatitis B in patients attending KMCTH. A total of 200 patients blood were examined for the presence of Hepatitis B virus infection, out of that 5 (2.5%) were found to be positive for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) tested by immuno-chromatographic method. All the positive cases were found to be male age between 21 to 80 years and most of them 3 (60%) are young and productive age group (21-40 years).
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Microbiology, Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu. cpbhatta@hotmail.com
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Bhatta
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thapa
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Rana
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens