The aetiology of acute viral hepatitis among some Egyptian youth.
Sero-diagnosis for HA, B, C & D were determined among acute hepatitis in 99 male military recruits, admitted to MOH Fever Hospital. Their ages ranged from 18-25 years. The results showed that hepatitis A was 1%, hepatitis B was 52%, acute hepatitis on HBsAg carrier was 3%, and hepatitis C was 8%. Among acute B 3% had anti-delta antibody. Anti-HCV was found in 2/5 of cases with acute hepatitis in HBsAg carriers, 4/21 of cases with past exposure of HBV and in 2/18 of cases negative for HBV.
Military Medical Academy and Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
Alfy Amine
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Badawy
Hazim H M
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Khalil
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004534:Egypt; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies